Antonyms for bayed


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


Definition of bayed

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 :
  • It jumped back and bayed, whereon I jumped out the other side.
  • Extract from : « The Mahatma and the Hare » by H. Rider Haggard
  • He was dismounted and attended by his dogs, which bayed the animal.
  • Extract from : « At Home with the Patagonians » by George Chaworth Musters
  • The dogs stopped at the shore, and bayed after the disappearing prey.
  • Extract from : « Andersonville, Volume 2 » by John McElroy
  • The foe are the dogs who have bayed us so to their cost for days and weeks.
  • Extract from : « The Fair God » by Lew Wallace
  • Their doom seems certain, but they are fighting like bayed tigers.
  • Extract from : « Makers and Romance of Alabama History » by B. F. Riley
  • The shouting voices which bayed the alarm brought other guards to the chase.
  • Extract from : « Castle of Terror » by E.J. Liston
  • A hound, hunting alone by moonlight, bayed from the distance.
  • Extract from : « Shadows of Flames » by Amelie Rives
  • It bayed of stinking sunless pools and gurgled of black ooze.
  • Extract from : « The Record of Currupira » by Robert Abernathy
  • There were bloodhounds that bayed often on a trail, and others that ran mostly silent.
  • Extract from : « The Lone Star Ranger » by Zane Grey
  • The savage way in which he bayed the sheriff, however, and tried to get at him as Liz held him in leash, was really surprising.
  • Extract from : « The Girls of Central High in Camp » by Gertrude W. Morrison

Synonyms for bayed

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