haying

present participle of hay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for haying
Verb
  • Cormican and sheriff’s deputies spent that afternoon traveling back and forth across the lake at about four miles an hour, as if mowing a lawn, pulling the towfish on a cable behind them.
    Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The gang starts getting creepy, threatening notes right as Ghostface shows up and starts mowing local teens down.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In 2022, debris from an underwater volcanic eruption severed the island's only subsea communication cable, cutting the island off from the rest of the world.
    Magdalena Petrova, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Richard’s motor ran high despite the lopsided score, cutting for two layups and also canning a 3-pointer to put up a quick seven points in the period.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Investigators found the bodies nearby — Davis and Shelton had been shot, Friedt had been stabbed with a hunting knife whose blade broke off in her chest, and Flemmons died from asphyxiation after suffering blunt-force injuries, per A&E, citing Julie Young’s book The Burger Chef Murders in Indiana.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The actual culling is reserved for licensed hunters and local hunting associations, some of whom do it recreationally or as a part-time job.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Haying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haying. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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