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Synonyms for baying


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : bey
Phonetic Transcription : beɪ

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Définition 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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