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Definition of "lying" []

  • Present participle of lie1. (verb)
  • Present participle of lie2. (verb)
  • Disposed to or characterized by untruth: a lying witness. See Synonyms at dishonest. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "lying" in a sentence
  • "And you ignore the fact that Clinton pissed away 3 years of his term lying about getting a blow-job from a 22 year old in the oval office?"
  • "Is that what they call lying in Obamaland these days, "aggressive rhetoric"?"
  • "And Sarah Palin lashing out at what she calls lying, pathetic bloggers."