bay
noun
a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
is baying
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present progressiveof bay (3rd person singular).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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The sports minister may intervene, and the press is baying for blood, pointing to the accumulation of problems facing the French game.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 16, 2012
Then exclaimed the Lord of Pohja, "Go, my daughter, to discover Why the grey-brown dog is barking, And the long-eared dog is baying."
From Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes by W. F. (William Forsell) Kirby
Because, for another thing, after all, these desires are each but a fragment of one's whole nature, and when one is satisfied another is baying to be fed.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John by Alexander Maclaren
You’ll think that Snarleyyow is baying the moon.
From Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend by Frederick Marryat
