lying

The definition of lying is not telling the truth.

(adjective)

An example of someone who is lying is someone who is dishonest about where he was and what he did.

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See lying in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

lie

transitive verb, intransitive verb

lie

adjective

false; not truthful

noun

the telling of a lie or lies

See lying in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb
Present participle of lie1.

verb
Present participle of lie2.
adjective
Disposed to or characterized by untruth: a lying witness. See Synonyms at dishonest.

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