Bray

Quick meaning: Bray is a verb meaning (intransitive) Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.

Meaning

(intransitive) Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive, by extension) To make a harsh, discordant sound like a donkey's bray.
2. (transitive) To make or utter (a shout, sound, etc.) discordantly, loudly, or in a harsh and grating manner.
3. The cry of an animal, now chiefly that of animals related to the ass or donkey, or the camel.
4. (by extension) Any discordant, grating, or harsh sound.
5. (transitive, archaic) To crush or pound, especially using a pestle and mortar.
6. (transitive, British, chiefly Yorkshire, by extension) To hit (someone or something).

Example Sentences

Whenever I walked by, that donkey brayed at me.

He threw back his head and brayed with laughter.

"But, Jack, it's all so circumstantial—you said so yourself," Brammel brayed, never stronger than when demonstrating that two positives made a negative.

Heard ye the din of battle bray, / Lance to lance, and horſe to horſe? / Long Years of havock urge their deſtined courſe, / And thro' the kindred ſquadrons mow their way.

Word Forms

• brays
• braying
• brayed

Synonyms for bray

Depending on context, synonyms include blore, hee-haw, grind, mash, crunch, comminute.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hee-haw, crunch, mash, grind, comminute, haut.

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