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baying

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verb

  1. To howl.
  2. To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.“to bay the bear”
  3. To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds.

noun

  1. Action of the verb to bay; howling.“She quickly grew weary of the beast's constant baying.”
  2. An instance of baying; a howl.

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