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as in shouting
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
the mob was baying for revenge
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Recent Examples of baying
Bowling at run-hungry batters on largely unforgiving pitches in vast, cacophonous stadiums with huge outfields in front of a partisan and at times baying crowd — plenty of English bowlers have found bowling in Australia akin to a Sisyphean task.
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James Wallace, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
James Wallace, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baying
Verb
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Then, a man stood up and started shouting at Harris.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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His clips are pretty rudimentary tributes to guys like Thomas Sankara, the former Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, shouting them out with highlight reels and songs by 100 gecs and Jersey club collective TwerkNation28.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In celebration, the pair could be seen quite literally howling at the moon with cocktails in hand — sans pants, of course.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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As the season shifts toward winter, the polar jet stream begins to shift south and can stir up storms that produce howling winds and gigantic waves in November on the Great Lakes.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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The team claims Oakley was yelling continuously at Dolan, but Oakley has denied that and said he was asked to leave the arena shortly after taking his seat at the game for no reason.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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His tone was sharp, almost yelling.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Nov. 2025
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There’s screaming, crying and even a little slapping.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Apparently, Brisker talked to much trash to Jefferson during a game back in 2022 that the star pass-catcher started crying.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Baying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baying. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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