Definitions
the act of tying or binding things together
Word 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.
Used in a sentence
“It cost us several tyings and untyings before her ladyship was pleased with her own foot.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Making a knot”5 letters
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