baiting
noun
Simple meaning
A bloodsport involving worrying or tormenting a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
baytingSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbeɪtɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A bloodsport involving the act of worrying or tormenting a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it.
The act of luring, as into a trap.
Harassment especially of a tethered animal
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A bloodsport involving the act of worrying or tormenting a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it.
Used this way, baiting is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
Share your sentence
Use This Word
See how this word sounds in a real sentence.
Ask Vocabaura
Understand the word your way.
What Does It Mean Here?
Words can change meaning depending on context.
Use it yourself
Knowing “baiting” starts when you use it. Pick a next step, all free.
Dictionary data from Wiktionary via the Free Dictionary API. Simple meanings, combinations and word intelligence are built from verified reference data, no AI is used to load this page.