BAYED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

bayed

verb

past tense of bay

as in shouted

to speak so as to be heard at a distance the mob was baying for revenge

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as in howled

to make a long loud mournful sound the lonesome beagle bayed whenever someone walked by

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Heck, there was even a moment where Brooks shouted out the crew member who was switching out his guitars mid-set.

— Rashad Alexander November 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
Soon after, a warden shook Guardado and shouted his name, but got no response and a medic then pronounced him dead.

— KIM CHANDLER, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of shouted

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Temperatures in the area were in the mid-90s and winds howled with gusts of up to 35 mph, a less-than-ideal situation for firefighters.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
The killings had begun, and the few protesters still waiting in the cold rain howled, their worst nightmares finally made real.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of howled

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When the woman yelled at the driver to stop following her, the man shouted an expletive and threw a glass bottle into her car.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2026
The kid was encouraged to dominate 5U beginner soccer kids by a father who yelled to keep the ball.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of yelled

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Beoga was there to support Macklemore on Monday, alongside surprise guests including Hozier and Kneecap and a passionate Irish crowd that hooted and hollered for the duration of the nearly four-hour event.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
Families climbed to their rooftops and hollered for rescuers.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

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