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laying tracks

laying tracks is the present participle and gerund of lay tracks.

Meaning of lay tracks

Verb

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

  1. To arrange soundtracks in their correct sequence and position relative to the image.
    • There is plenty of scope for skill in laying tracks so that the mixing is easy.1947, Ken Cameron, Sound and the Documentary Film, page 82
  2. Synonym of make tracks (“to leave or depart”).
    Synonyms:
    make tracks

Questions about laying tracks

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

Words near laying tracks in the dictionary

  1. laying the smack down
  2. laying the table
  3. laying to
  4. laying to heart
  5. laying to rest
  6. laying tracks
  7. laying up
  8. laying up in lavender
  9. laying up with
  10. laying waste
  11. laying-on of hands

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