saying

say +‎ -ing

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈseɪɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -eɪɪŋ
• Hyphenation: say‧ing

saying

1. present participle of say

saying (plural sayings)

1. A proverb or maxim.
2. (obsolete) That which is said; a statement.
   • William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale

     And I'll be sworn you would believe my saying,
     Howe'er you lean to th' nayward.

• maxim, proverb, saw, expression
• See also Thesaurus:saying

• saying in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• saying in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.