tying

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tying

/ˈtaɪ.ɪŋ/

Rhymes with -aɪɪŋ

Where it comes from

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.

noun tyings

Action of the verb to tie; ligature. It cost us several tyings and untyings before her ladyship was pleased with her own foot.
The act or process of washing ores in a buddle.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of tie

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bind, hooking, bonding, bundling, linkage, linking, link, connection, synergy, endearing, correlation, committing, binding, links, attaching, connecting

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verb action of the verb to tie; ligature

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@misc{tying_2026,
  title = {tying},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tying},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}