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saying

/ˈseɪ.ɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Saying means: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations.

Synonyms for saying17

noun, as in a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

expression, locution

also used for saying

maxim, proverb, saw, byword, adage, apothegm, apophthegm, dictum, gnome, gnomic saying, mantra, paroemia, clichéd, gnomic, hackneyed

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What does saying mean?1

noun

1

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations“pardon the expression”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with saying?17

three syllables

displayingdelayingportrayingsurveyingconveyingdecayingbetrayingobeying
Show 40 near rhymes
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Saying in a sentence

  • Saying is one thing, and doing is quite another.unknown
  • On the speaker's saying so, the audience burst out into laughter.unknown
  • Without saying goodbye, he disappeared into the crowd.unknown
  • He declined my request, saying that he was busy.CK
  • It goes without saying that if you're tired, you should take a break.CM
  • Frankly speaking, it was difficult for me to make out what he was saying.CM
  • It goes without saying, but the search ended in vain.unknown
  • The mother just held tightly onto her daughter, saying nothing else.marcelostockle

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Forms of saying

as a noun

plural
sayings