Definition of "tying" []

• Present participle of tie. (verb)

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• "New readers might have a problem with this title tying in closely with the rest of the DCU"
• "Liberty Times: Opposition Taiwan Solidarity Union Chairman Huang Kun-hui said the legislative decision to put the ECFA directly to a second reading amid tussles among lawmakers signified the legitimacy of the party's initiative to hold a national referendum on the trade pact, which he described as tying Taiwan closer to China."
• "I still have to figure out if fly tying is more economical than just buying flies."