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lying around

lying around is the present participle and gerund of lie around.

Meaning of lie around

Verb

lie around (third-person singular simple present lies around, present participle lying around, simple past lay around, past participle lain around)

  1. To do nothing in particular; to be idle.
    • I spent the day lying around reading a detective novel.
  2. To be in an unknown place.
    • I'm sure that pencil sharpener is lying around somewhere.

Questions about lying around

What is lying around the present participle and gerund of?
Lying around is the present participle and gerund of lie around.

Words near lying around in the dictionary

  1. lyin'
  2. lying
  3. lying above
  4. lying ahead
  5. lying along
  6. lying around
  7. lying at someone's door
  8. lying at someone's heart
  9. lying back
  10. lying back and thinking of England
  11. lying before

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