bayed

verb

past tense of bay
1
as in shouted
to speak so as to be heard at a distance the mob was baying for revenge

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2
as in howled
to make a long loud mournful sound the lonesome beagle bayed whenever someone walked by

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bayed
  1. shouted
  2. howled
  3. yelled
  4. cried
  5. hollered
Verb
  • Marisa Ansaldo had collapsed and someone had shouted out to call an ambulance.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
  • As for other mentors in the music industry, Thomas, who won his first three Grammys earlier in 2026, also shouted out Ty Dolla $ign.
    — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of shouted
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  • Winds gusting beyond 50 miles per hour at times howled over bone-dry fuels itching to ignite.
    — Murphy Woodhouse, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026
  • These two characters have maybe two minutes of screentime between them, and yet a certain portion of the internet, and Elon Musk, have raged, gnashed teeth and howled to the wind about the way this denigrates a Greek classic.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of howled
Verb
  • Video shows the woman lying face up, motionless on the sidewalk as the man yelled and pointed at her face.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The resident saw a masked man in his house and yelled at him and chased him out of his house.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of yelled
Verb
  • Students streamed out of the Debsirin Nonthaburi School, on the capital's northwestern outskirts, as the wounded were loaded on to ambulances and teachers hugged each other and cried.
    — Chalinee Thirasupa, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Some jurors cried while others looked distraught during the testimony.
    — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of cried
Verb
  • Nearby, other passengers screamed and hollered for their lives.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • At Daytona International Speedway more than 70,000 persons whooped, hollered and slugged down beer watching Cale Yarborough win the Firecracker 400 automobile race.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
Definition of hollered
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