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lyingEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”) + -ing.
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lie (“to intentionally give false information”) + -ing.
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lye. (a chemical liquid)
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Chambers (1908)
1908- LyingEnglish · e-38538-7820
Lying, lī′ing, adj. addicted to telling lies.—n. the habit of telling lies.—adv. Ly′ingly.
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Lying, lī′ing, adj. being in a horizontal position.—n. Ly′ing-in, the confinement of women during child-bearing—also adj.
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