"lying" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-lying.ogg [General-American] Forms: more lying [comparative], lyinger [comparative], most lying [superlative], lyingest [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪɪŋ Etymology: lie (“to intentionally give false information”) + -ing. Etymology templates: {{m|en|lie||to intentionally give false information|id=false}} lie (“to intentionally give false information”), {{suffix|en||ing}} + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj|-|more|er}} lying (not generally comparable, comparative more lying or lyinger, superlative most lying or lyingest)
  1. Tending to tell lies, untruthful, mendacious Tags: not-comparable, usually
    Sense id: en-lying-en-adj-2Yq~dUhH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 5 2 26 25 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 20 11 8 30 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-lying.ogg [General-American] Forms: lyings [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪɪŋ Etymology: lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”) + -ing. Etymology templates: {{m|en|lie||to rest in a horizontal position|id=to rest}} lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”), {{suffix|en||ing}} + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} lying (plural lyings)
  1. The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground. Derived forms: deep-lying, high-lying, low-lying, lying flat, lying-in, lying in wait, lying panel, take lying down Translations (act of keeping low to the ground): makuu (Finnish), makaaminen (Finnish), xacer (Galician)
    Sense id: en-lying-en-noun-z~Lbria3 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 20 11 8 30 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-lying.ogg [General-American] Forms: lyings [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪɪŋ Etymology: lie (“to intentionally give false information”) + -ing. Etymology templates: {{m|en|lie||to intentionally give false information|id=false}} lie (“to intentionally give false information”), {{suffix|en||ing}} + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} lying (plural lyings)
  1. An act of telling a lie or falsehood. Translations (act of telling a lie): كَذِب (kaḏib) [masculine] (Arabic), valehtelu (Finnish), valehteleminen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-lying-en-noun-aT-rAI8h
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-lying.ogg [General-American]
Rhymes: -aɪɪŋ Etymology: lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”) + -ing. Etymology templates: {{m|en|lie||to rest in a horizontal position|id=to rest}} lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”), {{suffix|en||ing}} + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} lying
  1. present participle and gerund of lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”) Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: lie (extra: to rest in a horizontal position)
    Sense id: en-lying-en-verb-zL6zFmae Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 5 2 26 25 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 20 11 8 30 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-lying.ogg [General-American]
Rhymes: -aɪɪŋ Etymology: lie (“to intentionally give false information”) + -ing. Etymology templates: {{m|en|lie||to intentionally give false information|id=false}} lie (“to intentionally give false information”), {{suffix|en||ing}} + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} lying
  1. present participle and gerund of lie (“to intentionally give false information”) Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: lie (extra: to intentionally give false information)
    Sense id: en-lying-en-verb-xu3f8JD9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 5 2 26 25 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 20 11 8 30 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-lying.ogg [General-American]
Rhymes: -aɪɪŋ Etymology: lye. (a chemical liquid) Etymology templates: {{m|en|lye|}} lye, {{qual|a chemical liquid}} (a chemical liquid) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} lying
  1. simple past and past participle of lye Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: lye
    Sense id: en-lying-en-verb-N20QM7eg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 5 2 26 25 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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