Waylaying
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Waylaying is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of waylay.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of waylay.
More Meanings
- The act by which somebody is waylaid; an ambush.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- waylayings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ambush, ambuscade, lurk, bushwhack, scupper, minelaying.
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