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View synonyms for lying

lying

1

[ lahy-ing ]

noun

  1. the telling of lies, or false statements; untruthfulness:

    From boyhood, he has never been good at lying.

    Synonyms: prevarication, mendacity, falsity, falsehood

    Antonyms: veracity, truth



adjective

  1. telling or containing lies; deliberately untruthful; deceitful; false:

    a lying report.

    Synonyms: counterfeit, sham, fallacious, mendacious, misleading, deceptive

    Antonyms: trustworthy, accurate, correct, actual, candid, true

lying

2

[ lahy-ing ]

verb

  1. present participle of lie 2.

lying

1

/ ˈlaɪɪŋ /

verb

  1. the present participle and gerund of lie 2
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


lying

2

/ ˈlaɪɪŋ /

verb

  1. the present participle and gerund of lie 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • lying·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lying1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English; lie 1, -ing 1, -ing 2
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Example Sentences

You can do this lying down, sitting, or standing, anytime throughout the day.

Hunt witnessed firsthand McCarthy’s lying and grandstanding.

Mayorkas admits these are temporary solutions that don’t tackle the under-lying problems.

From Time

We found the patient lying in bed, contracted and shivering, so short of breath he could barely speak.

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What is worse than his lying is the number of people who believe him even when the truth is placed in front of them.

Orlandi told The Daily Beast that Agca might be lying, but he should still be heard.

Mills was lying on the sidewalk, dying, right in front of people trained to save him.

Suddenly, light flooded the room, and I found myself lying on a filthy orange sofa across the room from where my rape occurred.

“Lying is intentionally, intentionally misleading someone, all right,” he told Newsmax.

If Jackie is lying, she will likely—and sadly—suffer for it.

This, however, did not apply to the waters lying directly around the Poloe and Flatland groups.

Eggs and nestlings were found lying on the bare soil at the inner ends of the burrows; no nesting material was found.

The Seven-score and four on the six middle Bells, the treble leading, and the tenor lying behind every change, makes good Musick.

Indeed, a score of bodies lying there had not been seen by Malcolm during his first frenzied examination of the house.

Last night I saw Jean Baptiste lying prone upon the floor, and knew that she had beaten him down to it, and he had not resisted.

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