Waylay — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

wait in hiding to attack

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈeɪleɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈeɪleɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈeɪleɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈeɪleɪ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bushwhack lurk ambush scupper ambuscade lie in wait

Word Forms

ambush	noun	the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
ambusher	noun	an attacker who waits in a concealed position to launch a surprise attack
bushwhacker	noun	a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War
lurker	noun	someone waiting in concealment
ambuscade	noun	the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

auflauern

Warten Sie im Versteck, um anzugreifen

🇫🇷French

attaquer

attendre caché pour attaquer

🇪🇸Spanish

acechar

esperar escondido para atacar

🇮🇹Italian

wayway

aspettare nascosto per attaccare

🇳🇱Dutch

bedriegen

wacht ondergedoken om aan te vallen

🇵🇹Portuguese

emboscada

espere escondido para atacar

🇷🇺Russian

подстерегать

ждать, спрятавшись, чтобы атаковать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ताक में रहना

हमला करने के लिए छिपकर प्रतीक्षा करें

🇧🇩Bengali

পথ

আক্রমণ করার জন্য লুকিয়ে অপেক্ষা করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

வழித்தட

தாக்குவதற்கு மறைந்திருந்து காத்திருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

మార్గం

దాడి చేయడానికి దాక్కుని వేచి ఉండండి

🇮🇳Marathi

मार्ग

हल्ला करण्यासाठी लपून थांबा

🇮🇳Gujarati

માર્ગ

હુમલો કરવા માટે છુપાઈને રાહ જુઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಾರಿ

ದಾಳಿ ಮಾಡಲು ಮರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വഴി

ആക്രമിക്കാൻ ഒളിവിൽ കാത്തിരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਾਹ

ਹਮਲਾ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਲੁਕਣ ਦੀ ਉਡੀਕ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

راستہ

حملہ کرنے کے لیے چھپ کر انتظار کرو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

伏击

躲藏起来等待攻击

🇯🇵Japanese

ウェイレイ

隠れて攻撃を待つ

🇰🇷Korean

도중에 기다렸다가 불러 세우다

공격을 위해 숨어 기다리다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lối đi

ẩn nấp để tấn công

🇹🇭Thai

เวย์เลย์

รอซ่อนตัวเพื่อโจมตี

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghentikan

menunggu dalam persembunyian untuk menyerang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قطع الطريق

انتظر مختبئًا للهجوم

🇮🇷Persian

راه انداز

در مخفی شدن صبر کنید تا حمله کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

yol göstermek

saldırmak için saklanmayı bekle

🇮🇱Hebrew

דרך דרך

לחכות במחבוא כדי לתקוף

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