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laying in ashes

laying in ashes is the present participle and gerund of lay in ashes.

Meaning of lay in ashes

Verb

lay in ashes (third-person singular simple present lays in ashes, present participle laying in ashes, simple past and past participle laid in ashes)

  1. (transitive) To destroy utterly by burning.

Questions about laying in ashes

What is laying in ashes the present participle and gerund of?
Laying in ashes is the present participle and gerund of lay in ashes.

Words near laying in ashes in the dictionary

  1. laying hen
  2. laying hens
  3. laying hold on
  4. laying hold upon
  5. laying in
  6. laying in ashes
  7. laying in lavender
  8. laying into
  9. laying it on
  10. laying it on thick
  11. laying low

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