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lying waste

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

Meaning of lie waste

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) to be desolate, to be a wasteland
    • the site has lain waste since the factory was demolished

Questions about lying waste

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

Words near lying waste in the dictionary

  1. lying panels
  2. lying rough
  3. lying through one's teeth
  4. lying to
  5. lying upon
  6. lying waste
  7. lying with
  8. lying-in
  9. lying-ins
  10. lyinger
  11. lyingest

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