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Baying Bay Number People Demanding Angrily Punished Referee

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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.
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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