Definitions for baiting
bait·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. baitingnoun

   harassment especially of a tethered animal

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. baitingnoun

   A bloodsport involving the act of worrying or tormenting a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it.

2. baitingnoun

   The act of luring, as into a trap.

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1. baiting

   Baiting is the act of deliberately provoking or teasing someone or something by using something they want, need or are attracted to, as a way of enticing or luring them into a particular behavior, action or trap. This term is often used in context of hunting, fishing, internet scams, or social interactions.

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1. Baiting

   of Bait

Matched Categories

1. • Harassment

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How to pronounce baiting?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of baiting in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of baiting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of baiting in a Sentence

1. Russell Schultz:

   I'm not baiting them into doing violence. I'm baiting them into showing up in enough numbers. Because when you see enough people in Black Bloc, people get scared, the people that aren't involved in( the protests), that don't think about Black Bloc -- they see all these people looking like ISIS.

2. Angela Marsden:

   It's creating anger. It's creating confusion. And, you know, the funny thing is, is it creates more vaccine hesitancy, in my opinion, i don't understand the inconsistency, the confusion and the fear baiting that is basically being used by our leadership.

3. Diana Graber:

   I guess that if baiting young girls and sharing their embarrassment via a frightening YouTube video is the best we can do when it comes to 'educating' our kids, it's better than nothing.

4. Jay Leno:

   I don’t want to interview Trump, i came up in the era when Clinton was horny and Bush was dumb. It was a simpler, funny time. Now it is all race baiting and homophobia and Islamophobia.

5. Jay Leno:

   I came up in the era when Clinton was horny and Bush was dumb. It was a simpler, funny time. Now it is all race baiting and homophobia and Islamophobia.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=baiting
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Baiting
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baiting
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=baiting