baiting

The word “baiting” has 2 syllables: bait-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈbeɪtɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for baiting?

In the thesaurus, “baiting” has 117 synonyms and 6 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for baiting along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for baiting

aggravating
aggrieving
agitating
alluring
annoying
badgering
bandying
bantering
bedeviling
beguiling
beleaguering
betraying
bewitching
bothering
browbeating
bugging
bullying
captivating
catching
chaffing
chafing
charming
contemptuous
decoying
deriding
derisive
derisory
discomforting
disdainful
disturbing
dogging
drawing in
enchanting
enmeshing
ensnaring
enticing
entrapping
exasperating
fascinating
fooling
fretting
frosting
funning
galling
getting
gibing
goading
grating
griping
hagriding
harassing
harrying
hassling
hazing
heckling
hectoring
hounding
immeshing
inveigling
irking
irritating
itching
jeering
jesting
jibing
joking
joshing
kidding
leading on
luring
magnetizing
making game of
meshing
mocking
nagging
narking
needling
nettling
peeving
persecuting
persuading
perturbing
pestering
picking on
piquing
plaguing
putting out
quipping
quizzical
rallying
rasping
razzing
ribbing
ridiculing
riding
riling
ruffling
sarcastic
scornful
seducing
snaring
snowing
soliciting
spiting
tangling
taunting
teasing
tempting
terrorizing
testing
tormenting
torturing
trapping
troubling
trying
vexing
wiling

Antonyms for baiting

alerting
cautioning
forewarning
repulsing
turning away
warning

Meanings of baiting

verb
1. To attract with bait; to entice.
2. To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line.
3. To set dogs on (an animal etc.) to bite or worry; to attack with dogs, especially for sport.
4. To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass.
5. To feed and water (a horse or other animal), especially during a journey.
6. (of a horse or other animal) To take food, especially during a journey.
7. (of a person) To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment during a journey.
8. To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.
noun
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.

Example Sentences

Baiting the hook carefully, the fisherman cast his line into the shimmering water.
The hunters set up decoys, hoping to lure the ducks closer by baiting them with realistic calls.
Social media trolls thrive on baiting unsuspecting users into heated arguments for their own amusement.
The journalist criticized the politician for constantly baiting the opposition with inflammatory remarks rather than engaging in constructive dialogue.
The rival sports teams engaged in a war of words, each side baiting the other with taunts and challenges before the big game.

On this page you'll find 123 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to baiting, such as: aggravating, aggrieving, agitating, alerting, alluring, annoying, badgering.

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