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bray
bray 1 B0444900 (brā)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 B0444900 (brā)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 (breɪ) vb1. (Zoology) (intr) (of a donkey) to utter its characteristic loud harsh sound; heehaw2. (intr) to make a similar sound, as in laughing: he brayed at the joke. 3. (tr) to utter with a loud harsh soundn4. (Zoology) the loud harsh sound uttered by a donkey5. a similar loud cry or uproar: a bray of protest. [C13: from Old French braire, probably of Celtic origin] ˈbrayer n
bray (breɪ) vb1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr) to distribute (ink) over printing type or plates2. (tr) to pound into a powder, as in a mortar3. dialect Northern English to hit or beat (someone or something) hard; bang[C14: from Old French breier of Germanic origin; see break] ˈbrayer nbray1 (breɪ)
n., v. brayed, bray•ing. n. 1. the harsh cry of a donkey. 2. any similar sound. v.i. 3. to utter a bray. v.t. 4. to utter with a bray. [1250–1300; Middle English < Old French braire to cry out < Celtic] bray2 (breɪ)
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. [1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French bra(i)er, Old French broier < Germanic; see break] bray
Past participle: brayed
Gerund: braying
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| I bray | | you bray | | he/she/it brays | | we bray | | you bray | | they bray |
| Preterite |
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| I brayed | | you brayed | | he/she/it brayed | | we brayed | | you brayed | | they brayed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am braying | | you are braying | | he/she/it is braying | | we are braying | | you are braying | | they are braying |
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| I have brayed | | you have brayed | | he/she/it has brayed | | we have brayed | | you have brayed | | they have brayed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was braying | | you were braying | | he/she/it was braying | | we were braying | | you were braying | | they were braying |
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| I had brayed | | you had brayed | | he/she/it had brayed | | we had brayed | | you had brayed | | they had brayed |
| Future |
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| I will bray | | you will bray | | he/she/it will bray | | we will bray | | you will bray | | they will bray |
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| I will have brayed | | you will have brayed | | he/she/it will have brayed | | we will have brayed | | you will have brayed | | they will have brayed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be braying | | you will be braying | | he/she/it will be braying | | we will be braying | | you will be braying | | they will be braying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been braying | | you have been braying | | he/she/it has been braying | | we have been braying | | you have been braying | | they have been braying |
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| I will have been braying | | you will have been braying | | he/she/it will have been braying | | we will have been braying | | you will have been braying | | they will have been braying |
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| I had been braying | | you had been braying | | he/she/it had been braying | | we had been braying | | you had been braying | | they had been braying |
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| I would bray | | you would bray | | he/she/it would bray | | we would bray | | you would bray | | they would bray |
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| I would have brayed | | you would have brayed | | he/she/it would have brayed | | we would have brayed | | you would have brayed | | they would have brayed |
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 donkeyshee-hawlet 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, grindpulp - 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 harshlyexpress joy, express mirth, laugh - produce laughter |
brayverb1. neigh, bellow, screech, whinny, heehaw The donkey brayed and tried to bolt.2. roar, trumpet, bellow, hoot Neil brayed with angry laughter.noun1. 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.brayverbTo break up into tiny particles:crush, granulate, grind, mill, powder, pulverize, triturate.Translationsbray (brei) noun the cry of an ass. 驢叫聲 驴叫声 verb to make such a cry. 驢叫 驴叫，嘶叫 IdiomsSeeVicar of BrayBray
Bray (brā), Charles William, 20th-century U.S. otologist. See: Wever-Bray phenomenon. bray
Synonyms for brayverb neighSynonyms- neigh
- bellow
- screech
- whinny
- heehaw
verb roarSynonymsnoun neighSynonyms- neigh
- bellow
- screech
- whinny
- heehaw
noun roarSynonyms- roar
- cry
- shout
- bellow
- screech
- hoot
- bawl
- harsh sound
Synonyms for brayverb to break up into tiny particlesSynonyms- crush
- granulate
- grind
- mill
- powder
- pulverize
- triturate
Synonyms for braynoun the cry of an assRelated Wordsverb braying characteristic of donkeysSynonymsRelated Words- let loose
- let out
- utter
- emit
verb reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abradingSynonymsRelated Words- pulp
- pestle
- mill
- fragment
- fragmentise
- fragmentize
- break up
verb laugh loudly and harshlyRelated Words- express joy
- express mirth
- laugh
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