Comelati, Guglielmo, Davenport, John, A New Dictionary of the Italian and English Languages

Abbajá-re, v. n.

1to bay, bark, yelp. — alla luna, to bay the moon, to bark when one cannot bite. Cane che abbaja poco morde, barking cur seldom bites;

2to talk rashly;

3to pursue eagerly;

4to slander;

5to ask for importunately;v. a. to discover. V. manifestare.s. m. Abbajá-tóre, f. Abbajá-tríce; adj. Abbajá-nte.