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superlying

superlying is the present participle and gerund of superlie.

Meaning of superlie

Verb

superlie (third-person singular simple present superlies, present participle superlying, simple past superlay, past participle superlain)

  1. (dated, transitive) To lie above.
    • […] the soil of the river into which they have been sent, and which they enclose, is dredged or rather scooped out until the hard gravel which superlies the clay is reached […]1858, The civil engineer and architect's journal, Volume 21

Questions about superlying

What is superlying the present participle and gerund of?
Superlying is the present participle and gerund of superlie.

Words near superlying in the dictionary

  1. superluxe
  2. superluxuries
  3. superluxurious
  4. superluxury
  5. superly
  6. superlying
  7. Supermac
  8. supermachine
  9. supermachines
  10. supermacho
  11. supermacromolecular

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