How to pronounce“waylaying”in English
IPA/wæɪlæɪɪng/
Syllablesway·laying
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Definitions of “waylaying”
verb
present participle and gerund of waylay
noun
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.”