Sekirov Dictionary

lying

/ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/

adjective 1
noun 2
forms 5
phrases 1

adjective1

•
Tending to tell lies, untruthful, mendacious
- Gloster: Then, Saunder, sit there, the lyingest knave in Christendom. — 1591

noun2

•
An act or telling a lie or falsehood; the practice of telling lies.
- Trump’s lying is no less constant or blatant than in 2016, but by now it feels familiar, already priced in. What more is there to say about the “war on truth” a decade into Trump’s political career? — 2025
•
The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground.
- But whom could the lyings in wait of the human heart escape? — 1854

forms

lyings · lyinger · more lying · lyingest · most lying

Phrases with lying

low-lying
Lower than nearby areas.

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