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How to pronounce laying in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms egg laying
Type of birth, birthing, giving birth, parturition

Examples of laying

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Females begin laying eggs in the summer months and they begin hatching in March.
From the news-journalonline.com
Over in puppet wardrobe, designers are laying out a doll-sized negligee and bra.
From the cnn.com
Researchers said they believe the female squid was caught while laying its eggs.
From the upi.com
It is the laying of eggs that poses a danger to small flowering and fruit trees.
From the abcnews.go.com
After they brought these guys aboard, I saw the dead guy laying there face down.
From the heraldtribune.com
This female Nasonia wasp is stinging a fly pupal host and laying eggs within it.
From the sciencedaily.com
The startup has failed to find funding and is now laying off half its workforce.
From the techcrunch.com
Ready to start laying grass and the installation of the running track next year.
From the mirror.co.uk
A French ship began laying an undersea fibre-optic cable from Venezuela to Cuba.
From the economist.com
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