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单词 braying
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brayingn.1

/ˈbreɪɪŋ/
Etymology: < bray v.1
1. Loud or harsh crying, hoarse shouting. Obsolete.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [noun] > yell or yelp
yerra1225
braya1300
yellc1300
yellinga1382
yarmc1400
yellocha1522
braying1547
yowt1554
yawping1576
yelping1632
yellowing1652
yawl1728
yelloching1773
yelp1775
gowl1805
youp1808
yawp1824
1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe i. f. Cxxxix A mans voice the which may haue diuers impedimentes as horsnes, brayenge.
1576 T. Newton tr. L. Lemnie Touchstone of Complexions i. ix. f. 75v Wyth toomuch and too violent braying out.
2. The crying of various animals, now esp. of the ass. Hence contemptuously of the human voice.
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the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > bray or whinny > braying or whinnying
brayingc1440
whinnying1579
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > sounds like animal or bird sounds > [noun] > bray
brayingc1440
oncethmus1656
bray1728
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > [noun] > equus asinus (ass) > sound made by
brayingc1440
bray1650
hee-haw1815
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 47 Brayynge yn sownde, barritus.
1590 R. Greene Neuer too Late i. 33 The yong Tygers followe the braying of their olde sire.
1684 tr. H. C. Agrippa Vanity Arts & Sci. (new ed.) cii. 363 The untuneable braying of Asses.
1826 W. Scott Woodstock I. i. 18 At the braying of the first wild ass.
3. Of musical instruments.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > sound of instruments > [noun] > sound of wind instruments > sound of brass instrument
bray1597
braying1706
blare1807
blaring1879
1706 N. Rowe Ulysses i. i. 63 The Braying of the Minstrel's Noise.
1884 Leisure Hour June 374/1 The braying and droning of trumpets and bagpipes.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

brayingn.2

/ˈbreɪɪŋ/
Etymology: < bray v.2 + -ing suffix1.
The action or process of pounding, as in a mortar; also attributive, as in braying-stone.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > grinding or pounding > [noun]
grindc1200
grinding1340
contritionc1384
brayingc1440
milling1466
braisinga1500
comminution1578
pealing1582
pounding1591
contusion1617
pulping1640
pistillation1646
trituration1646
triture1657
commolition1658
grist1676
porphyrization1771
comminuting1776
atomization1865
micronization1941
micronizing1941
society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > [noun] > mortar or pestle
brayingc1440
contunding1657
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 47 Brayynge, or stampynge, tritura.
a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) II. 222 His discourse is like the braying of a Mortar, the more impertinent the more voluble and loud.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

brayingadj.

/ˈbreɪɪŋ/
Etymology: < bray v.1 + -ing suffix2.
1. That brays; that makes a loud harsh sound.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > [adjective] > blaring
braying1572
trumpety1822
1572 G. Gascoigne Hundred Flowers in Wks. (1587) 47 Thus with a braying sigh his noble tongue he stayde.
1652 E. Benlowes Theophila sig. B5 Wits..By braying Beasts condemned are.
1782 W. Cowper John Gilpin 203 While he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear.
1807 Ld. Byron Elegy Newstead Abbey xiv The braying trumpet and the hoarser drum.
2. figurative.
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the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [adjective] > dazzling or glaring
blazinga1387
piercinga1400
sulȝart1513
dazzling1581
overbright1587
glaring?c1600
bisson1604
quick1609
glary1632
severe1648
overpowering1700
aglare1712
adazzle1832
bedazzling1852
unbeholdable1855
braying1922
1922 E. Sitwell Façade 15 The hard and braying light.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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