baying
- present participle of bay.
Example Sentences
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That entire pseudo-event was one one of those blink-and-you-miss-it moments that get drowned out in the endless baying insanity of our collective reality.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
Von Allmen, however, was a picture of celebration after his storming run, the large number of baying Swiss fans in the packed tribune wildly applauding their hero, flags waved, cowbells heaved and air horns blown.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
Later, “Dance of the Reed Flutes” becomes a sleazy, vaudevillian show tune sung by an anthropomorphic Rat King to his loyal subjects, a group of baying rodents dressed like SS officers.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
The Springboks can take down the home team in front of an expected 78,000 baying French fans on the outskirts of Paris.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
And all night long, both nights, Old Yeller crippled back and forth between the fire and the cabin, baying savagely, warning the wolves to keep away.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
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