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bray

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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).

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

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.

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

bray
Verb
1. (of a donkey) to utter its characteristic loud harsh sound
2. to utter something with a loud harsh sound
Noun
1. the loud harsh sound uttered by a donkey
2. a similar loud sound [Old French braire]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.braybray - the cry of an ass                    
cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
Verb1.bray - braying characteristic of donkeys
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"
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

bray
verb 2. roar, trumpet, bellow, hoot
noun 4. roar, cry, shout, bellow, screech, hoot, bawl, harsh sound
Translations
bray [breɪ] nrebuzno
virebuznar

bray [breɪ] nbraiement m
vibraire

bray [breɪ] vischreien
n(Esels)schrei m

bray [breɪ] nraglio
viragliare

bray
n bray [brei]
the cry of an ass. gebalk ينهق магарешки рев hýkání skryden der Eselsschrei γκάρισμα rebuzno eeslikisa عرعر kiljunta braiement נְעִירָה रेंकना revanje szamárordítás ringkik keledai rymur raglio ろばの鳴き声 시끄러운 울음소리 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
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,嘶叫 крик осла ڈھینچوں ڈھینچوں کرنا kêu be be


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Juliet Bray was an attractive lady with dark hair and eyebrows and dancing eyes, and there was a geniality and even generosity in her rather imperious ways.
And thus ended his first interview with Madeline Bray.
Th' world's full o' jackasses brayin' an' they never bray nowt but lies.
 
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