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lying in one's throat

lying in one's throat is the present participle and gerund of lie in one's throat.

Meaning of lie in one's throat

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, obsolete) To lie (tell a falsehood) flatly or outright.
    • I know not where he lodges, and for mee to deuise a lodging, and say he lies heere, or he lies there, were to lye in mine owne throat.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Questions about lying in one's throat

What is lying in one's throat the present participle and gerund of?
Lying in one's throat is the present participle and gerund of lie in one's throat.

Words near lying in one's throat in the dictionary

  1. lying flat
  2. lying ill in one's mouth
  3. lying in
  4. lying in ambush
  5. lying in honor
  6. lying in one's throat
  7. lying in repose
  8. lying in state
  9. lying in the bed one has made
  10. lying in the way
  11. lying in wait

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