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Also Inflected form of tie

tying

UK/ˈtaɪ.ɪŋ/ US/ˈtaɪɪŋ/ fairly common

noun

1.

the act of tying or binding things together

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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • tube tying

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