释义 |
braybray /breɪ/ verb [intransitive] brayOrigin: 1200-1300 Old French braire ‘to cry’, from Vulgar Latin bragare VERB TABLEbray |
Present | I, you, we, they | bray | | he, she, it | brays | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | brayed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have brayed | | he, she, it | has brayed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had brayed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will bray | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have brayed |
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Present | I | am braying | | he, she, it | is braying | | you, we, they | are braying | Past | I, he, she, it | was braying | | you, we, they | were braying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been braying | | he, she, it | has been braying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been braying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be braying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been braying |
- Licensed hawkers were circulating, braying the merits of spiced sausages containing only real animal protein - so they claimed.
- Like a tortured donkey, the klaxon brayed its amplified signal.
- The fisherman brayed laughter, pleased with his joke, and delighted to see the boy had composed himself.
- The modulated, rhythmic braying of that mule fell upon his ears.
- They're a familiar sound - police, ambulance, fire engine; electronic donkeys braying.
► COLOURS & SOUNDSablaze, adjectiveacoustic, adjectiveacoustics, nounaglow, adjectivebaa, verbbabble, verbbabble, nounbabel, nounbaby talk, nounbackfire, verbbackground, nounbang, nounbang, verbbang, interjectionbark, verbbark, nounbattle cry, nounbay, verbbeat, verbbeat, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounblare, verbblast, nounbleat, verbbleep, nounbleep, verbblip, nounbong, nounboom, nounboom, verbbowwow, interjectionbrassy, adjectivebray, verbbrazen, adjectivebreathy, adjectivebubble, verbbump, nounchatter, verbchatter, nounclink, verbclink, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncrackle, verbcrackling, nouncrash, verbcrash, nouncreak, verbcreaky, adjectivecroak, verbcroak, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcrunch, nouncrunch, verbding-dong, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedrone, verbdrone, noundrown, verbdrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrumming, noundull, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfizz, verbflat, adjectivefootfall, nounfootstep, nounfusillade, noungrinding, adjectivegroan, verbgroan, noungrunt, verbgrunt, nounguffaw, verbgunshot, nounguttural, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhiss, verbindistinct, adjectiveirregular, adjectivelow, verbmarbled, adjectivematching, adjectivemellow, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemetallic, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmodulate, verbmonotone, nounmoo, verbmurmur, verbmurmur, nounmusical, adjectivemusically, adverbmute, verbnasal, adjectivenoise, nounoink, interjectionoof, interjectionpatter, verbpatter, nounpeal, nounpeal, verbpenetrating, adjectivepercussion, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepulse, nounputter, verbquack, verbquack, nounquaver, nounracket, nounrasp, verbrasp, nounraspberry, nounrat-a-tat, nounrattle, nounraucous, adjectivereedy, adjectivereport, nounresonance, nounresonant, adjectiveresonate, verbresonator, nounresound, verbresounding, adjectivereverberate, verbreverberation, nounrich, adjectivering, nounring, verbringing, adjectiveripple, verbripple, nounroar, nounroaring, adjectiveroll, verbrough, adjectiverustle, verbrustle, nounscratch, verbscratch, nounscream, verbscream, nounscrunch, verbsmoky, adjectivesnarl, verbsoft, adjectivesoft-spoken, adjectivesonorous, adjectivesotto voce, adverbsplosh, verbsweet, adjectiveswoosh, verbtick-tock, nountinny, adjectivetonal, adjectivevivid, adjectivevowel, nounwail, verbweak, adjectivewhack, nounwham, interjectionwhine, verbwhinny, verbwhirr, verbwhistle, verbwhistle, nounyelp, nounyowl, verbzoom, noun 1if a donkey brays, it makes a loud sound2if someone brays, they laugh or talk in a loud, slightly annoying way—bray noun [countable] |