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tying

USTY-ing/ˈtaɪ.ɪŋ/

Noun pluraltyings

3 meanings of tying

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of tie. Use this -ing form for an action happening now or to name the action itself.

    She is tying her shoelaces before the race begins.

    He spent the whole morning tying flies for his fishing trip.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The act of fastening something with string or rope, or the cord used to bind it.

    Like wrapping and knotting string around a box to keep it shut.

    The tying of the bandage was too loose and it slipped off.

    A careful tying of the parcel kept the contents safe.

    Similarbinding, fastening, knotting, lashing

    Oppositeuntying

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  3. 3
    noununcountable
    The washing of crushed rock to separate out the heavy, valuable bits of metal.

    Like rinsing dirt out of a pan to leave the bits of gold behind.

    The tying removed most of the waste rock from the tin ore.

    Miners relied on tying to clean the crushed ore before smelting.

    Similarwashing

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tying is a form of tie

tie, verb: To join one thing to another using string, rope, or cord. Full entry

Forms
tieties he/she/ittying -ing formtied past tense, past participle
Spelling
tie → tying: change ie to y, add -ing

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Origin

This is the present participle of the verb "tie," made from "tie" plus "-ing." The word "tie" goes back to Old English.