waylay
verb (used with object)
to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay.
waylays
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present tense formof waylay (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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But unlike in the past, Byrne’s new movie never waylays you with a surprise narrative wrinkle or unexpected thematic depth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025
He follows aging pesh merga on their former patrols and waylays Christian and Yazidi pilgrims.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2022
But if anything waylays Dany, I doubt it will be a pretty boy.
From Slate ● May 20, 2013
Which waylays his own quest for redemption as he's forced to face his victims.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 23, 2011
Josef waylays me outside the museum and announces I have driven him to despair because of the way I’ve treated him, he is leaving Toronto forever.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
