bray

bray ¹  (br)

v. brayed, bray·ing, brays

v.intr.

1. To utter the loud, harsh cry of a donkey.

2. To sound loudly and harshly: The foghorn brayed all night.

v.tr.

To emit (an utterance or a sound) loudly and harshly.

n.

1. The loud, harsh cry of a donkey.

2. A sound resembling that of a donkey: "an endless bray of pointless jocosity" (Louis Auchincloss).

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[Middle English braien, from Old French braire, from Vulgar Latin *bragere, of Celtic origin.]

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bray ²  (br)

tr.v. brayed, bray·ing, brays

1. To crush and pound to a fine consistency, as in a mortar.

2. To spread (ink) thinly over a surface.

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[Middle English braien, from Old French breier, of Germanic origin; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.]

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bray¹

vb

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (intr) (of a donkey) to utter its characteristic loud harsh sound; heehaw

2. (intr) to make a similar sound, as in laughing he brayed at the joke

3. (tr) to utter with a loud harsh sound

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the loud harsh sound uttered by a donkey

2. a similar loud cry or uproar a bray of protest

[from Old French braire, probably of Celtic origin]

brayer  n

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bray²

vb

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr) to distribute (ink) over printing type or plates

2. (tr) to pound into a powder, as in a mortar

3. Northern English dialect to hit or beat (someone or something) hard; bang

[from Old French breier of Germanic origin; see break]

brayer  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bray - the cry of an ass                     cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
Verb	1.	bray - braying characteristic of donkeys hee-haw let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
	2.	bray - reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" comminute, mash, crunch, grind pulp - reduce to pulp; "pulp fruit"; "pulp wood" pestle - grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar; "pestle the garlic" mill - grind with a mill; "mill grain" fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"
	3.	bray - laugh loudly and harshly express joy, express mirth, laugh - produce laughter

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bray

verb

1. neigh, bellow, screech, whinny, heehaw The donkey brayed and tried to bolt.

2. roar, trumpet, bellow, hoot Neil brayed with angry laughter.

noun

1. neigh, bellow, screech, whinny, heehaw It was a strange laugh, like the bray of a donkey.

2. roar, cry, shout, bellow, screech, hoot, bawl, harsh sound She cut him off with a bray of laughter.

Translations

bray [breɪ]

A. N [of ass] → rebuzno m; (= laugh) → carcajada f

B. VI [ass] → rebuznar; [trumpet] → sonar con estrépito

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bray [ˈbreɪ]

n → braiment m

vi → braire

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bray

n (of ass) → (Esels)schrei m; (inf, = laugh) → Wiehern nt, → Gewieher nt

vi (ass) → schreien; (inf, person) → wiehern

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bray [breɪ]

1. n → raglio

2. vi → ragliare

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bray [breɪ]

1. n → raglio

2. vi → ragliare

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bray

n bray [brei]

the cry of an ass. gebalk ينهق магарешки рев hýkání skryden der Eselsschrei γκάρισμα rebuzno eeslikisa عرعر kiljahdus braiement נְעִירָה रेंकना revanje szamárordítás ringkik keledai rymur raglio ろばの鳴き声 (나귀 따위의) 시끄러운 울음 소리 bliovimas (ēzeļa) brēciens rengeh gebalk eselskryting ryk zurro răget de măgar крик осла híkanie riganje njakanje skri[] เสียงแหบพร่า anırma 驢叫聲 ревти, кричати گدھے کی آواز ، ڈھینچوں ڈھینچوں tiếng be be 驴叫声

v

to make such a cry. balk ينهق рева (за магаре) hýkat skryde schreien wie ein Esel γκαρίζω rebuznar kisama عرعر کردن kiljua braire לִנעוֹר रेंकना revati ordít meringkik rymja ragliare いななく 시끄럽게 울다 bliauti (par ēzeli) brēkt merengeh balken skryte som et esel ryczeć zurrar a rage кричать как осёл híkať rigati njakati skria ทำเสียงแหบพร่า anırmak 驢叫 крик осла ڈھینچوں ڈھینچوں کرنا kêu be be 驴叫，嘶叫