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abay

US/əˈbeɪ/

abay noun: barking or baying of dogs at their prey.

Noun

abay (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Barking or baying of dogs at their prey.

Origin of abay

Inherited from Middle English abay, a-bay, from Old French abai, aboi, abay (“barking”), from the verb abayer.

Words that rhyme with abay

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Questions about abay

What does abay mean?
Abay means barking or baying of dogs at their prey.
What part of speech is abay?
Abay is a noun.
How do you pronounce abay?
Abay is pronounced /əˈbeɪ/ (US).

Words near abay in the dictionary

  1. abaxializes
  2. abaxializing
  3. abaxially
  4. abaxile
  5. abaxonal
  6. abay
  7. abaya
  8. abayaed
  9. abayas
  10. Abayudaya
  11. Abaza

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