noun
Meaning 1
Action of the verb to tie; ligature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
tying
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Pronunciation
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/ˈtaɪ.ɪŋ/
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rhymes with -aɪɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: T AY1 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act or process of washing ores in a buddle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, mining
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of tie
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 4
the act of tying or binding things together
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ligature
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fastening, attachment
Narrower terms: ligation
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: sidonta — action of the verb to tie; ligature
- Finnish: sitominen — action of the verb to tie; ligature
- French: fixation — action of the verb to tie; ligature
Real reading context