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plying

/ˈplaɪ.ɪŋ/

noun

An arrangement of strands or plies.

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Meanings

verb

gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of ply

nounplying (plural plyings)

plural plyings

businessAn arrangement of strands or plies.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with plying

trying buying flying applying dying lying crying drying denying spying tying complying implying frying dyeing defying vying undying prying sighing scrying decrying retrying untying

Cite this entry

APA

plying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plying

MLA

“plying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plying. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plying,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plying.

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