"waylaying" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: waylayings [plural]
Etymology: waylay + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|waylay|ing}} waylay + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} waylaying (plural waylayings)
  1. The act by which somebody is waylaid; an ambush.
    Sense id: en-waylaying-en-noun-AAe4OC0g

Verb [English]

Etymology: waylay + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|waylay|ing}} waylay + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} waylaying
  1. present participle and gerund of waylay Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: waylay
    Sense id: en-waylaying-en-verb-tR61f0bB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 27 73

Inflected forms

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