noun
- the deep, prolonged howling sound made by hounds
verb
- making a deep, prolonged howling sound (especially of hounds)
- demanding something loudly and persistently
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The hounds were baying at the moon all night.
- We could hear the distant baying of the hunting dogs.
- The crowd was baying for the politician’s resignation.
- The wolves’ baying echoed through the forest.
- Protesters were baying for justice outside the courthouse.
- The bloodhound’s baying led us to the trail.
- Critics are baying for the director’s removal.