Meaning & use
lying
Saying something untrue with the intention of deceiving someone.
See it in a sentence
He got caught lying about where he had spent the entire weekend.
She hates lying, even about small things, and always tells the truth.
A note on using this word
This "lying" (from "lie," to say false things) is spelled like "lying" from "lie," to recline, but the verbs have different past tenses: "lied" versus "lay."
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Being in or moving into a flat, horizontal resting position.
The cat was lying in a warm patch of afternoon sunlight.
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