lying
pronunciation
How to pronounce lying in British English:
UK ['laɪŋ]
How to pronounce lying in American English:
US [ˈlaɪɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
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- Adjective:
- given to lying
Word Origin
- lying (n.1)
- early 13c., action of lie (v.2) "to recline." Lying-in "being in childbed" is attested from mid-15c.
- lying (n.2)
- c. 1300 (n.), action of lie (v.1) "to tell an untruth." As a past participle adjective, from 1530s.
Example
- 1. Next , we 'll learn the signs of lying .
- 2. The belly will appear wider , for instance , if the fetus is lying horizontally rather than vertically .
- 3. But at least you could tell when he was lying .
- 4. Chaperones escort foreign visitors everywhere , lying constantly .
- 5. Castresana suspected that the driver was lying .