How Do You Spell BELYING?

Pronunciation: [bɪlˈa͡ɪɪŋ] (IPA)

Belying is a verb that means to present a false impression of something. The IPA phonetic transcription of belying is /bɪˈlaɪɪŋ/. It is spelled with a ‘y’ after ‘e’ because in some situations, the suffix "-ing" is added to words ending in a silent "e" (in order to show the addition of the suffix, the "e" must be pronounced). Additionally, the "y" is present instead of an "i" because the suffix follows a "consonant-vowel-consonant" pattern, and the final "y" follows a consonant.

BELYING Meaning and Definition

1. Belying is a verb that refers to the act of contradicting or presenting a false impression of something. It is derived from the word "belie," which means to deceive or misrepresent. When something belies, it means that its appearance, statement, or behavior does not match the reality or truth of the situation.

   It often involves a situation or someone concealing or obscuring the true nature of something by presenting a contradictory image or impression. Belying can occur in various contexts, such as interpersonal relationships, storytelling, or everyday situations.

   For example, if someone claims to be confident and self-assured, but their nervous body language and stuttering speech betray their true feelings, their behavior would be said to belie their confidence. In this case, their actions are inconsistent with the image they are trying to project.

   Belying can also be used to describe situations where something appears or seems one way, but is actually quite different. For instance, a seemingly idyllic and peaceful neighborhood may belie the realities of high crime rates known only to the residents living there.

   In summary, belying is the act of contradicting or deceiving by presenting a false impression or appearance that does not align with the truth, revealing the inconsistency between what is perceived and what is actual.

Common Misspellings for BELYING

• belgin
• beloing
• delyaing
• oulying
• bealving
• reliying
• tellying
• fllying
• releying
• deleying
• berrying
• buiying
• bying
• beloging
• beloning
• llying
• belkin
• belaming
• byllying
• beliving
• bulying
• beleving
• belrin
• delying
• beling
• belowing
• beying
• biying
• belssing
• belieing
• beilving
• berling
• relyin
• beline
• buyying
• beeling
• bouying
• leying
• belking
• belaing
• bealiing
• Beliying
• Beleying
• beelying
• Balying
• Beldin
• benyting
• tulying
• Kelwing
• Volying
• Bilyeing
• belyinge
• beglying
• deelying

Etymology of BELYING

The word "belying" is derived from the Middle English term "biglyen", which evolved from the Old English word "beleogan". This Old English word was a combination of the prefix "be-" (meaning "by" or "about") and the verb "leogan" (meaning "to deceive" or "to betray"). Over time, "beleogan" changed to "biglyen" and eventually transformed into "belying", which retains the same meaning of deceit or falsehood.

Similar spelling words for BELYING

• bellinger,
• belanger,
• belling,
• belong,
• bullying,
• bellingham,
• bellying,
• Relying,
• bellowing,
• bellanger,
• behling.

Conjugate verb Belying

CONDITIONAL

I would belying

you would belying

he/she/it would belying

we would belying

they would belying

I would belie

we would belie

you would belie

he/she/it would belie

they would belie

CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS

I would be belying

you would be belying

he/she/it would be belying

we would be belying

they would be belying

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have belying

you would have belying

he/she/it would have belying

we would have belying

they would have belying

CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I would have been belying

you would have been belying

he/she/it would have been belying

we would have been belying

they would have been belying

FUTURE

I will belie

you will belie

he/she/it will belie

we will belie

they will belie

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be belying

you will be belying

he/she/it will be belying

we will be belying

they will be belying

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have belied

you will have belied

he/she/it will have belied

we will have belied

they will have belied

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been belying

you will have been belying

he/she/it will have been belying

we will have been belying

they will have been belying

IMPERATIVE

you belie

we let´s belie

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to belie

PAST

I belied

you belied

he/she/it belied

we belied

they belied

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was belying

you were belying

he/she/it was belying

we were belying

they were belying

PAST PARTICIPLE

belied

PAST PERFECT

I had belied

you had belied

he/she/it had belied

we had belied

they had belied

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been belying

you had been belying

he/she/it had been belying

we had been belying

they had been belying

PRESENT

I belie

you belie

he/she/it belies

we belie

they belie

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am belying

you are belying

he/she/it is belying

we are belying

they are belying

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

belying

PRESENT PERFECT

I have belied

you have belied

he/she/it has belied

we have belied

they have belied

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been belying

you have been belying

he/she/it has been belying

we have been belying

they have been belying

I would have belied

we would have belied

you would have belied

he/she/it would have belied

they would have belied