waylay

Questions about waylay

What does waylay mean?

waylay means "wait in hiding to attack".

How many syllables are in waylay?

waylay has 2 syllables: way-lay. The stress falls on "way". In IPA it is /ˈweɪˌleɪ/.

What is another word for waylay?

Close synonyms include ambush, scupper, bushwhack, lurk, ambuscade. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is waylay a common word?

waylay is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with waylay?

21 words rhyme with waylay. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.