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OATbay (3)

bay (3)

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verb
1 a jackal baying at the moon:
howl, bark, yelp, yap, cry, growl, bellow, roar, clamor, snarl;
rare ululate.
2 the crowd bayed for an encore:
clamor, shout, call, press, yell, scream, shriek, roar;
demand, insist on, urge, claim, make a claim for.
noun
the bloodhounds' heavy bay:
baying, howl, howling, bark, barking, cry, crying, growl, growling, bellow, bellowing, roar, roaring, clamor, clamoring;
rare ululation.
at bay
they lit smoky fires to keep the mosquitoes at bay:
at a distance, away, off, aside, at arm's length.