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to lyin'

9.4

To rest with the body flat on a surface

verb
/ˈlaɪɪn/

Informal

: tumbado

He spent the afternoon lyin' on the grass, watching the clouds drift by.

Examples

She is lyin' on the couch.
There was an old book lyin' on the table, covered in dust.
The dog was lyin' in the sun, enjoying the warm afternoon.
Don't just lyin' there!
The cat loves lyin' in its favorite sunny spot by the window.
After a long hike, he was lyin' on the ground, taking a moment to catch his breath.
The kids were happily lyin' on the picnic blanket, looking up at the stars.

Synonyms

to lie

vsto lyin'

∞ 1.0

To rest flat on a surface

is the informal spelling for being flat or resting rather than the standard form

to lie down

vsto lyin'

221 1.0

To put your body flat on a bed to rest or sleep

is the informal spelling for being flat rather than for the action of positioning

to lig

vsto lyin'

Archaic

9.9

To lie down and rest

is the informal spelling for that same resting sense in casual writing

Antonyms

to stand up

559 1.0

To get up from sitting or lying and be on your feet

How Reclined

prostrate

5 7.0

to lyin'

Informal

9.4

reclining

3.7

sitting

1.0

standing

162 1.0

Surface Forms

lyin' infinitive

lyin' present participle

lyin' third person singular

Morphology

lyin' = lie (transparent) = lie + in'

Colloquial orthographic variant of 'lying' (recline), with -ing added to 'lie' and the final 'g' dropped in spelling.

Etymology

The word lyin' is a casual way to write lying, with the missing 'g' showing relaxed speech. When it means to be in a flat or resting position, it is the same idea as lie down, so lyin' means 'to rest' or 'be in a flat position'.