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lying1 vb the present participle and gerund of lie1 lying2 vb the present participle and gerund of lie2 Lying of pardoners; company of pardoners, i.e., those who pardon or forgive sins—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
lying noun dishonesty, perjury, deceit, fabrication, guile, misrepresentation, duplicity, fibbing, double-dealing, prevarication, falsity, mendacity, dissimulation, untruthfulness Lying is something that I will not tolerate. adjective deceitful, false, deceiving, treacherous, dishonest, two-faced, double-dealing, dissembling, mendacious, perfidious, untruthful, guileful You lying, cowardly beast! deceitful straight, frank, reliable, straightforward, sincere, honest, candid, truthful, forthright, veracious How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A mad piper, indeed, this spring, with his wonderful lying music,--ever lying, yet ever convincing, for when was Spring known to keep his word? Maggie hastened out, and said to Tom; "Father is lying quiet; let us go and look for my mother. As for himself--he sighed and pointed at the signs of industry lying all about him, which, in spite of his sigh, filled his face with such satisfaction that his niece thought good to leave. |
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