waylayings
waylayings is the plural of waylaying.
Meaning of waylaying
Noun
waylaying (plural waylayings)
- The act by which somebody is waylaid; an ambush.
- Such a man, I considered, could not fail to be aware of the ordinary policial modes of action. He could not have failed to anticipate—and events have proved that he did not fail to anticipate—the waylayings to which he was subjected.1844, Edgar Allan Poe, The Purloined Letter
Questions about waylayings
- What is waylayings the plural of?
- Waylayings is the plural of waylaying.
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