lying
ly·ing
lying · lyings
производство, изготовление, подделка
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The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the groundThe act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground.
/ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/
Meaning
2 sensesThe act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground.
1854, Saint Augustine, Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm LXIV, translated by Philip Schaff et al. But whom could the lyings in wait of the human heart escape?
An act or telling a lie or falsehood; the practice of telling lies.
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- the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
Translations
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By meaning 1
act of telling a lie:
Origin
lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”) + -ing. lie (“to intentionally give false informlie (“to rest in a horizontal position”) + -ing.
lie (“to intentionally give false information”) + -ing.
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plural: lyingsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the deliberate act of deviating from the truth:prevaricationfabrication