waylay
verb (used with object)
to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay.
is waylaying
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present progressiveof waylay (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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So long as she remains a faithful servant at all, her mission is waylaying us early and late.
From Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense by [pseud.] Vera
