TYING
What does "TYING" mean?
The present participle of 'tie': fastening or knotting something.
Meanings
- Present participle of 'tie' - fastening with a knot, bond, or cord. He was tying his shoelaces when the bus pulled away.
- Drawing level in a score or contest (present participle of 'tie'). Tying the game in the final minute sent it to extra time.
Word origin
Present participle of 'tie', from Old English 'tigan' / 'tiegan' (to bind), related to 'team' and 'tow'; the spelling changes 'ie' to 'y' before '-ing' to avoid 'iing'.
Remember it
TYING swaps the 'ie' of 'tie' for a 'y' so two i's never collide - 'tie' plus '-ing' would be 'tiing', which English refuses to spell.
A little poem
Two loops, one held breath-
the old hands keep tying knots
their eyes no longer see.
haiku
Wordplay
- The referee took up shoemaking; now both his careers are about tying.
What it teaches
A knot you can tie in the dark was practiced a thousand times in the light.
Quick facts
What does TYING mean?
The present participle of 'tie': fastening or knotting something.
Is TYING a valid word?
Yes — TYING is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is TYING?
TYING has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does TYING come from?
Present participle of 'tie', from Old English 'tigan' / 'tiegan' (to bind), related to 'team' and 'tow'; the spelling changes 'ie' to 'y' before '-ing' to avoid 'iing'.
What can TYING teach us?
A knot you can tie in the dark was practiced a thousand times in the light.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.