laying

• IPA^(key): /ˈleɪ.ɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -eɪɪŋ

laying

1. present participle and gerund of lay

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.

• Ayling, gainly

• IPA^(key): /la.ˈjiŋ/, [la.ˈjiŋ]

laying

1. sea wave