saying

noun

say·​ing ˈsā-iŋ How to pronounce saying (audio)
: something said
especially : adage

Examples of saying in a Sentence

there's an old saying that you should let sleeping dogs lie
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What’s Great About It Water quickly evaporates from the surface Low maintenance Elevated appearance What Could Be Better Grooves can trip you up As the saying goes, out with the old and in with the new. Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025 As the saying goes, great things come in small packages. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2025 As the saying goes, ‘if Santa Claus should fail to call, bears may come to broad and wall’. Jesse Pound,sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025 The nuclear industry has a saying: France has two kinds of nuclear reactors and a hundred kinds of cheese, while the U.S. has two kinds of cheese but about a hundred kinds of reactors. Anna Broughel, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for saying 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of saying was in the 14th century

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“Saying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saying. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

saying

noun
say·​ing
ˈsā-iŋ
: something frequently said : proverb

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