waylay
verb (used with object)
to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay.
have been waylaying
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present perfect progressiveof waylay.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Complete strangers have been waylaying me in the lobby.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have been waylaying Mr. Prattleton as he came out of college, wanting to hear more than my mother could tell me.
From Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel by Mrs. Henry Wood
