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'Laying' is the present participle of 'lay' and as such is a transitive verb. That means that it must have an object, whether stated or implied. For example:
'My hens have been laying very few eggs recently.'
'He was laying the table for dinner a few minutes ago.'
'The president will be laying down her power at the end of her term of office.'
'They are laying odds of 5 to 1 on that horse.'
'The hens are laying well' (the object 'eggs' is understood).
'I'm laying on that horse to win in this race' (the object 'a bet' is understood).
'We are just laying her on the bed till she feels better.'
'Laying' should not be confused with 'lying', which is intransitive. For example:
'She was lying on the bed till she felt better', not 'She was laying on the bed till she felt better.'
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