query | If a number of people are b_____ for something, they are demanding something angrily, usually that someone should be punished .If a number of people are baying for something, they are demanding something angrily, usually that someone should be punished . The referee ignored voices baying for a penalty. Opposition politicians have been baying for his blood. ...the baying crowd. |
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word | bay |
full-definition | noun A bay is a part of a coast where the land curves inwards . ...a short ferry ride across the bay. ...the Bay of Bengal. ...the San Francisco Bay area. A bay is a partly enclosed area, inside or outside a building, that is used for a particular purpose. The animals are herded into a bay, then led into the barn. The car reversed into the loading bay. On an aircraft or ship, a bay is a section that is used for carrying cargo or equipment. ...in the cargo bays of aircraft. A bay is an area of a room which extends beyond the main walls of a house, especially an area with a large window at the front of a house. adjective A bay horse is reddish-brown in colour. verb If a number of people are baying for something, they are demanding something angrily, usually that someone should be punished . The referee ignored voices baying for a penalty. Opposition politicians have been baying for his blood. ...the baying crowd. If a dog or wolf bays, it makes loud, long cries . A dog suddenly howled, baying at the moon. |
inflections | baysbayingbayed |
cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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