bait
noun
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
are baiting
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present progressiveof bait.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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On the contrary, it reads like they are baiting her into denying the request.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2023
"They are baiting the horses at the inn," she said.
From My Lady's Money by Wilkie Collins
"Oh, yes," said he, "they are baiting a bull down yonder."
From The Adventures of Harry Revel by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
When amidst the pains of hell Us our sins are baiting; Whither shall we flee away Where relief is waiting?
From Rampolli by George MacDonald
