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bray
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
bray
(verb)
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bray
/
ˈ
breɪ/
verb
brays
;
brayed
;
braying
bray
/
ˈ
breɪ/
verb
brays
;
brayed
;
braying
Learner's definition of BRAY
1
[
no object
]
:
to make the loud sound that a donkey makes
The donkey
brayed
loudly (at us) when we approached it.
a
braying
donkey
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2
:
to speak or laugh in a very loud and unpleasant way
[
no object
]
My aunt
brayed
with laughter when I told her what had happened.
He
brayed
about what a great player he was.
a
braying
voice/laugh
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+ object
]
“I'm the best!” he
brayed
.
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— bray
noun
,
plural
brays
[
count
]
the
bray
of a donkey
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