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   bray

   /breɪ/

   noun

   • 1. the loud, harsh cry of a donkey or mule: "the mule uttered its insane bray"
   • ▪ a sound, voice, or laugh resembling a bray: "he recognized the loud bray of the doctor"

   verb

   • 1. (of a donkey or mule) utter a bray: "the donkey brayed and kicked" Similar neighwhinnyhee-hawrare:hinny
   • ▪ (of a person) speak or laugh loudly and harshly: "he brayed with laughter" Similar roarbellowtrumpet

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French brait ‘a shriek’, braire ‘to cry’ (the original senses in English), perhaps ultimately of Celtic origin.

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   What does Bray mean?

   • Define bray. bray synonyms, bray pronunciation, bray translation, English dictionary definition of bray. 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.

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   What does utter a Bray mean?

   • 1. the harsh cry of a donkey. 2. any similar sound. 3. to utter a bray. 4. to utter with a bray. v.t. brayed, bray•ing. 1. to crush fine, as in a mortar. 2. to thin (ink) on a slate before placing on the ink plate of a printing press.

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   What does brayed mean?

   • v.t. brayed, bray•ing. 1. to crush fine, as in a mortar. 2. to thin (ink) on a slate before placing on the ink plate of a printing press. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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   Is Bray a noun or noun?

   • Bray is also a noun. She cut him off with a wild bray of laughter. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 4. 5. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3. Northern England dialect Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3.

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   What does braien mean?

   • 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.] 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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   What does it mean when a donkey makes a Bray?

   • When you bray, you make the "hee-haw" sound that a donkey makes. The sound itself is also known as a bray. A mule or donkey's bray is loud and jarring when compared to the gentle neigh of a pony. If you have a loud, goofy laugh, your friends might describe it as a bray, too.

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   Sep 27, 2024 · bray (third-person singular simple present brays, present participle braying, simple past and past participle brayed) (intransitive) Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry. Synonyms:(archaic, dialectal) blore, (ass or donkey) hee-haw. Whenever I walked by, that donkey brayed at me.