bay
noun
a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
baying
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present participleof bay.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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
There was nothing more the Swiss racer could do to reel in Franzoni's time in a race held in front of tens of thousands of baying fans in overcast conditions.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
Yet within minutes the street's peace and quiet was shattered by the screech of glass cutters, the baying of startled dogs, then shouts of "police."
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2024
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
I was lying in bed one night trying to figure out a way I could get some dogs when I heard the deep baying of a coon hound.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
