waylay
verb (used with object)
to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay.
are waylaying
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present progressiveof waylay.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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How pleasant to dream that rival Publishers are contending for your manuscript poems; that rival Managers are waylaying you for a sight of your unwritten comedy!
From Mathieu Ropars: et cetera by William Young
