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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bray /breɪ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the loud cry of a donkey.
- any similar sound.
v. - to utter a bray: [no object]The donkey brayed.[~ + object]He brayed a warning.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bray1 (brā),USA pronunciation n. - the loud, harsh cry of a donkey.
- any similar loud, harsh sound.
v.i. - to utter a loud and harsh cry, as a donkey.
- to make a loud, harsh, disagreeable sound.
v.t. - to utter with a loud, harsh sound, like a donkey.
- Celtic; compare Old Irish braigid (he) breaks wind
- Old French braire to cry out (cognate with Medieval Latin bragīre to neigh)
- Middle English brayen 1250–1300
- to pound or crush fine, as in a mortar.
- Printingto thin (ink) on a slate before placing on the ink plate of a press.
- Gmc; see break
- Anglo-French bra(i)er, Old French broier
- Middle English brayen 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bray /breɪ/ vb - (intransitive) (of a donkey) to utter its characteristic loud harsh sound; heehaw
- (intransitive) to make a similar sound, as in laughing
- (transitive) to utter with a loud harsh sound
n - the loud harsh sound uttered by a donkey
- a similar loud cry or uproar
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French braire, probably of Celtic origin |