laying

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleɪ.ɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -eɪɪŋ

Verb

laying

1. present participle and gerund of lay

Noun

laying (plural layings)

1. The act by which something is laid (in any sense).
   • 1882, Poultry World, volumes 11-12, page 94:

     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.

Derived terms

• blocklaying
• bricklaying
• egglaying
• groundlaying
• gun-laying
• laying hen
• minelaying
• nonlaying
• pipelaying
• platelaying
• stonelaying
• tracklaying

Anagrams

• Ayling, gainly

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ˈjiŋ/, [la.ˈjiŋ]

Noun

laying

1. sea wave