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Lying vs Tying - What's the difference?

lying | tying |

As verbs the difference between lying and tying

is that lying is present participle of lang=en while tying is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between lying and tying

is that lying is an act of telling a lie, or falsehood while tying is action of the verb to tie; ligature.

lying

English

(wikipedia lying)

Verb

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  • * 1811 , , Sense and Sensibility The Free Library , Chapter 19:
    • Without shutting herself up from her family ... or lying awake the whole night to indulge meditation, Elinor found every day afforded her leisure enough to think of Edward..

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of telling a lie, or falsehood.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
  • The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground.
  • * Saint Augustine, Expositions on the Book of Psalms
    • But whom could the lyings in wait of the human heart escape?

    tying

    English

    (wikipedia tying)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Action of the verb to tie ; ligature.
  • * John Macgowan
    • It cost us several tyings and untyings before her ladyship was pleased with her own foot.
  • (mining) The act or process of washing ores in a buddle.

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