bay (3) — OET

bay3

verb

1 a jackal baying at the moon:

howl, bark, yelp, yap, cry, growl, bellow, roar, clamour, snarl;

rare ululate.

2 the crowd bayed for an encore:

clamour, 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, clamour, clamouring;

rare ululation.

□ at bay

they lit smoky fires to keep the mosquitoes at bay:

at a distance, away, off, aside, at arm's length.

bay (5) Oxford Dictionary of English