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baying

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: B EY1 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An instance of baying; a howl.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • 1877, Charles Cayley (translator), Homer Iliad, book XXI Soon as he hears bayings, and is not alarm'd nor affrighted...
  • 1907, Frank Justus Miller (translator), Seneca, Hercules Furens Act III Who, tossing back and forth his triple heads,/ With mighty bayings watches o'er the realm.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of bay

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

Examples

  • The mob approached the castle, baying for royal blood.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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