Synonyms of baying

baying

verb

present participle of bay

1

as in shouting

to speak so as to be heard at a distance

the mob was baying for revenge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shouting
• yelling
• crying
• screaming
• hollering
• calling
• bellowing
• roaring
• thundering
• bawling
• vociferating
• sounding off
• howling
• shrieking
• screeching
• holloing
• whooping
• shrilling
• crowing
• squealing
• wailing
• squeaking
• yowling
• hailing
• caterwauling
• ululating
• yawping
• speaking out
• speaking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whispering
• breathing
• muttering
• murmuring
• mumbling

2

as in howling

to make a long loud mournful sound

the lonesome beagle bayed whenever someone walked by

Synonyms & Similar Words

• howling
• screaming
• shrieking
• wailing
• yelling
• yowling
• keening
• ululating
• screeching
• yelping
• squealing
• shrilling
• squalling
• bawling
• caterwauling
• yawping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of baying

But the median voter isn’t exactly baying for moderation and compromise. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026

And the loss seemed to unleash some hidden resentments, some wolves that had been biding their time deep in the woods but were now baying at the door. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026

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. — James Wallace, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025