bay
noun
a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
was baying
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past progressiveof bay.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The bars were empty now, and the crowd was baying for more.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 17, 2019
Last week MCI Communications was baying at Wall Street, explaining that it will lose $800 million this year trying to bust into local phone service with nothing to show for it.
From Time Magazine Archive
Weeks earlier, the World-Telegram had got a beat by reporting charges made against Monaghan's ethics by an official state investigating committee, and shortly every paper in town was baying at Monaghan's heels.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ash has sniffed that anyone who thought deep cuts were possible was "baying at the moon."
From Time Magazine Archive
The way Caleb sang, loud and sad, I couldn’t tell if he was baying at them or if he wanted to be with them.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
