tying

Also used as

tying is also the present participle and gerund of tie.

Examples of tying in a sentence

• He has been tying up the phone lines for hours now.
• Removing her name from the mailing list was her way of tying up loose ends.
• John's mischief, tying his shoelaces together, irked George at first.

All 40 example sentences with tying

Forms of tying

Origin of tying

From Middle English tiȝing, teing, from Old English *tīgung, tīging (“connection”), from Proto-Germanic *taugungō, from *taugijaną from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to tug, draw”). Equivalent to tie + -ing. Present participle from Old English tīgende, from tīgan, tīegan.

Words formed from tying

• tube tying

Phrases with tying

• tying in
• tying to
• tying up
• tying off
• tying out
• zip tying
• tying back
• tying down
• tying into
• tying over
• tying one on
• tying in with

Words that rhyme with tying

• flying
• crying
• dying
• snying
• drying
• guying
• trying
• vying
• applying
• belying
• besighing
• bespying

Questions about tying

What does tying mean?

Tying means action of the verb to tie; ligature.

What part of speech is tying?

Tying is a noun.

How do you pronounce tying?

Tying is pronounced /ˈtaɪ.ɪŋ/.

What is the plural of tying?

The plural of tying is tyings.