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bray 1
(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
(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.]
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bray
(breɪ)vb
1. (Zoology) (intr) (of a donkey) to utter its characteristic loud harsh sound; heehaw
2. (intr) to make a similar sound, as in laughing: he brayed at the joke.
3. (tr) to utter with a loud harsh sound
n
4. (Zoology) the loud harsh sound uttered by a donkey
5. a similar loud cry or uproar: a bray of protest.
[C13: from Old French braire, probably of Celtic origin]
ˈbrayer n
bray
(breɪ)vb
1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr) to distribute (ink) over printing type or plates
2. (tr) to pound into a powder, as in a mortar
3. dialect Northern English to hit or beat (someone or something) hard; bang
[C14: from Old French breier of Germanic origin; see break]
ˈbrayer n
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bray1
(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]
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bray
Past participle: brayed
Gerund: braying
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| 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 donkeys |
| 2. | bray - reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" pulp - 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 harshly |
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Translations
ينهق
hýkáníhýkat
skrydeskryden
szamárordítás
rymjarymur
brēciensbrēkt
híkaniehíkať
anırmaanırmak
bray
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bray
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bray
(brei) noun the cry of an ass.
verb to make such a cry.
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