bayed
/beɪd/
bayed is the simple past and past participle of bay.
Meaning of bay
Verb
bay (third-person singular simple present bays, present participle baying, simple past and past participle bayed)
- To howl.
- The hounds at nearer distance hoarsely bay'd.1700, [John] Dryden, “Theodore and Honoria, from Boccace”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
- To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.
- to bay the bear
- To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds.
Adjective
bayed (not comparable)
- Having a bay or bays.
- […]that by the yeerely birth / The large-bay’d Barne doth fill[…]1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 3 p. 42
Words that rhyme with bayed
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- abraid
- blockade
- cade
- fade
- glade
- raid
- upbraid
- abrade
- crusade
- esplanade
- invade
- lade
- unlaid
- upgrade
- brigade
- brocade
- cavalcade
- colonnade
- displayed
- glissade
- grenade
- paid
- palisade
- unlade
- afraid
- ambuscade
- arcade
- corrade
- degrade
- enfilade
- evade
- jade
- lemonade
- made
- maid
- persuade
- pomade
- spade
- unmade
- aide
- cannonade
- carbonade
- carronade
- clade
- cockade
- Dade
- decayed
- dragonnade
Questions about bayed
- What does bayed mean?
- Bayed means having a bay or bays.
- What is bayed the simple past and past participle of?
- Bayed is the simple past and past participle of bay.
- What part of speech is bayed?
- Bayed is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce bayed?
- Bayed is pronounced /beɪd/.
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Source and license
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