lyingとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”) +‎ -ing.

動詞

lying

1. present participle of lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”).
   • 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility 19:

     Without shutting herself up from her family ... or lying awake the whole night to indulge meditation, Elinor found every day afforded her leisure enough to think of Edward.

名詞

lying (複数形 lyings)

1. The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground.
   • (Can we date this quote?), 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?

派生語

• low-lying
• high-lying

語源 2

lie (“to intentionally give false information”) +‎ -ing.

動詞

lying

1. present participle of lie (“to intentionally give false information”).

名詞

lying (複数形 lyings)

1. An act of telling a lie or falsehood.
   • (Can we date this quote by Jeremy Taylor かつ provide title, author's full name, かつ other details?)

     […] he must do it by false propositions, by lyings, and such weak discourses as none can believe but such as are born fools […]

Further reading

• lie on Wikipedia.

アナグラム

• lingy