tying

Noun

1. Action of the verb to tie; ligature.
2. The act or process of washing ores in a buddle.

Verb

present participle and gerund of tie

tie

• Noun
• Verb

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtaɪ.ɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: tiȝing

Inherited from Old English: *tīgung

Inherited from Old English: tīgende

In summary

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.

Synonyms

binding

fastening

ligature

bondage

bond

clinch

confining

entanglement

girding

giving

lacing

ligation

limiting

tethering

tie

weaving

wrapping round

stringing together

affix

being distended

attachment

bandaging

bend

Translations

fixation

ربط

lligadura

🪢

amarratge

lligada

🪢

knüpfend

zuknüpfend

δέσιμο

αμφιδέτης

ligature

legatura

allacciatura

annodatura

legamento

annodamento