laying

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laying

  • /ˈleɪ.ɪŋ/

Rhymes with -eɪɪŋ

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of lay

noun layings

  1. The act by which something is laid (in any sense). You may get a larger number of eggs within a given time, but the later layings will not give you average good chickens, when you come to hatch such product.

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Closest in meaning: egg laying, affixing, airing, ambushing, ask, asking, bearing, bridging, bringing, building, carrying, casting, concerning, containing, cornerstone, creating

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@misc{laying_2026,
  title = {laying},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/laying},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}