lying

ly·ing (lī′iŋ)

intransitive verb

ly·ing (lī′iŋ)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

adjective

false; not truthful

noun

the telling of a lie or lies

modif.

In the act of lying
untruthful, falsifying, prevaricating, swearing falsely, committing perjury, fibbing, misstating, misrepresenting, inventing, dissimulating, equivocating, malingering.
Antonyms frank*, truthful*, veracious. *
Given to lying
dishonest, deceitful, unreliable, double-dealing; see dishonest 1, 2.
Not reliable
unsound, tricky, treacherous; see false 2, unreliable 2.
Prostrate
supine, reclining, jacent, resting, horizontal, procumbent, resupine, reposing, recumbent, flat, fallen, prone, crashed, dropped, tumbled, powerless. See syn. study at dishonest.dishonest.

Preposition: on

ground: Autumn leaves big and small Falling all around Falling from the trees so tall Lying on the ground.

Preposition: in

bed: EXPOSURE by Fran Lavery Chapter Five Lying in bed that night, Jessica happily decided that she had had the best day possible.
heart: Lying in the heart of the moors of West Penwith, Ding Dong is reputed to be one of the oldest mines in Cornwall.

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