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Harass with persistent criticism or carping
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baiting
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Word definitions for baiting in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
baiting \baiting\ (b[=a]t"[i^]ng), n. harassment, especially of a tethered animal.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A bloodsport involving the act of worrying or tormenting a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it. 2 The act of luring, as into a trap. vb. (present participle of bait English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. harassment especially of a tethered animal
Usage examples of baiting.
Daniel took most of these in good humor, but Isaac, who suspected that Jack was baiting him, fumed quietly, like a beaker just tonged from a furnace.
She exchanged a twinkly look with Saturn: having a bit of harmless fun baiting the gager.
Several of the veteran fishermen were suddenly eager for his viewpoint on baiting, and on any number of other topics, at the local tavern where everyone hung out.
Pike asked, baiting the kid, who really should have known his history better than that.
Such baiting is one way to turn a borderline snert situation into a clear cut snert situation.
And keep them hooded, and their Churches, Like hawks from baiting on their perches, 1410 That, when the blessed time shall come Of quitting BABYLON and ROME, They may be ready to restore Their own Fifth Monarchy once more.
With bent filth it was all about baiting the trap and making sure you grabbed the fucker painfully and with malice aforethought by their gonads, therefore ensuring their full and frank cooperation.
This is the only way, baiting the hired killer into a trap, then snabbling him.
And there, all along the borders of the vapoury wall, I set box-traps for the lithe little denizens of the fire, baiting every trap with a handful of fresh, sweet clover which I had pulled up from the pasture beyond the cornfield.
Only the year before at branding, when an infuriated bull had driven every vaquero out of the corrals, did not Enrique mount his horse, and, after baiting the bull out into the open, play with him like a kitten with a mouse?
Caryll informed her, and gave her something other than the baiting of Hortensia to occupy her mind.
I realized what the Nighter had baiting his traps, I should have come to you and let you handle everything: getting it away from the Nighter and finding a buyer, too.
I arranged matters with the postillion, and after baiting the horses we set out once more.
I say, baiting our little Screamer to reveal herself for what she really is.
To test his premise, Athar started baiting Alley himself, asking him, for example, if he ever woke up around, say, 3:00 A.