Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of tie
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Old Englishtīgende
- Proto-Indo-European*dewk-“to tug, draw”
- Proto-Germanic*taugungō
- Old English*tīgung
- Middle Englishtiȝing
- Englishtying
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.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish sidonta, sitominen
- sidontaaction of the verb to tie; ligature
- sitominenaction of the verb to tie; ligature
French fixation
- fixationaction of the verb to tie; ligature
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with tying
tryingbuyingflyingapplyingdyinglyingcryingdryingdenyingspyingcomplyingimplyingfryingdyeingdefyingvyingundyingpryingsighingplyingscryingdecryingretryinguntying
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Cite this entry
APA
tying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tying
MLA
“tying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tying. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tying,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tying.
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