laying
IPA: ɫˈeɪɪŋ
noun
- the production of eggs (especially in birds)
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Examples of "laying" in Sentences
- New York will begin laying off nearly 900 state workers beginning next month, Gov.
- The author did a fantastic job in laying the story out from beginning to end, great characterization, etc
- The old-timer had been very serious in laying down the law that no man must travel alone in the Klondike after fifty below.
- The message was a key move in laying the groundwork for the president's trip to Ghana, where he will head later in the day.
- Too many doctors do what we call laying crepe, laying crepe around the coffin to protect themselves so the family won't be disappointed when they lose.
- I reject the view that says our problems will simply take care of themselves, that says government has no role in laying the foundation for our common prosperity.
- Because it's morning time, because it's early and the humidity has gone up, and the temperatures have gone down, the fire is doing what they call laying down a little bit.
- "It is my hope that we can take advantage of these gestures as a way to begin laying a foundation of goodwill and confidence-building in the future," Webb said in a statement.
- I stop laughing, however, when I speak to customer relations to begin laying groundwork for the trouble that surely will come in a few months when my warranty expires and I'm stuck with a problematic 'puter.
- One of the examples I like to share with people in order to make the connection between that which we're doing in Iraq today and laying -- what I call laying the foundation of peace, is my relationship with Prime Minister Koizumi of Japan.
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