- present participle of tie.
tying
Example Sentences
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WSJ | Buy Side: A one-year CD lets you lock in an interest rate for your funds without tying up your cash for the long term.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Max Muncy got to Henderson in the fourth by hitting a tying home run 370 feet to right field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Buying a new home seemed like a good idea until I realized that I would be tying up my capital for five years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
There was no physical evidence tying him to the killing, and a dozen people testified that Brooks was at a family party at the time of the shooting.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
From there the black branches stretch onto the subsequent pages, tying together lines that form letters and symbols, each page almost completely covered in ink.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
