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lying in

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

Meaning of lie in

Verb

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

  1. (archaic) To be brought to bed in childbirth.
    • he had been driven to it by the distress he mentioned, the greatest indeed imaginable, that of five hungry children, and a wife lying in of the sixth, in the utmost want and misery.1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society, published 1973, page 467
  2. (UK) To stay in bed (longer than usual).
    • I've got a day off tomorrow, so I might lie in till about 11.

Questions about lying in

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

Words near lying in in the dictionary

  1. lying doggo
  2. lying down
  3. lying down on the job
  4. lying flat
  5. lying ill in one's mouth
  6. lying in
  7. lying in ambush
  8. lying in honor
  9. lying in one's throat
  10. lying in repose
  11. lying in state

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