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Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : bey

Phonetic Transcription : beɪ

Definition of baying

Origin : "to bark or howl (at)," late 14c., from bay (n.3). Related: Bayed; baying.

As in yowl : noun long, loud animate sound
As in howl : noun long, painful cry
As in roar : verb growl, howl
As in shout : verb cry out loudly
As in bark : verb yelp
As in bellow : verb holler
As in wail : verb cry loudly
As in yap : verb bark
As in ululate : verb howl
As in cry : verb call out, yell

Example sentences :

Suddenly he heard the blast of a horn close by, then the baying of hounds.
Extract from : « Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew » by Josephine Preston Peabody

The firing, the shouting, the baying had become more occasional.
Extract from : « Tancred » by Benjamin Disraeli

The baying of the hounds brought old Simpson out to the road.
Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field

But nothing came, not even the baying of a hound or the note of a horn.
Extract from : « The Crimson Fairy Book » by Various

Simultaneously they rushed towards the baboons, baying savagely as they ran.
Extract from : « The Giraffe Hunters » by Mayne Reid

From far away in the forest he heard the baying of the hounds.
Extract from : « Long Live the King » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

All the spotted dogs were in the house, baying and barking, and everybody was yelling.
Extract from : « The Mahatma and the Hare » by H. Rider Haggard

The tongues of the pursuers were hanging out; the baying of them was horrible.
Extract from : « Peter and Wendy » by James Matthew Barrie

Across the river sounded the baying and the harsh human voices.
Extract from : « Chasing an Iron Horse » by Edward Robins

He hears, too, the angry growling of a hound, at intervals barking and baying.
Extract from : « The Death Shot » by Mayne Reid

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