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ly·ing ¹  (lng)

v.

Present participle of lie¹.

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lying

Verb

the present participle of lie¹ or lie²

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Lying of pardoners; company of pardoners, i.e., those who pardon or forgive sins—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lying - the deliberate act of deviating from the truth prevarication, fabrication falsification, misrepresentation - a willful perversion of facts fibbing, paltering - a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear

Translations

lying [ˈlaɪɪŋ] n → mentiras fpl

adj [statement, story] → falso; [person] → mentiroso

lying [ˈlaɪɪŋ] n → mensonge(s) m(pl)

adj [statement, story] → mensonger/ère, faux(fausse); [person] → menteur/euse

lying [ˈlaɪɪŋ] n → Lügen nt

adj → verlogen

lying [ˈlaɪɪŋ] n → bugie fpl; menzogne fpl

adj [statement, story] → falso/a; [person] → bugiardo/a

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lying lie ~lie