Definition of bray
intransitive verb
: to utter the characteristic loud harsh cry of a donkey a braying donkey; also : to utter a sound like a donkey's bray with laughter
transitive verb
: to utter or play loudly or harshly ḇI'm the best!ḡ he brayed.
bray
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Recent Examples of bray from the Web
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Qatari men in traditional white robes waited in SUVs at the border to identify their camels as the beasts trotted across the remote frontier, braying and kicking up dust, under what the owners said was an informal deal with Saudi border guards.
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Besides, the clamor for alien disclosure is like braying at the moon.
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People deserve liberal license to be themselves, and post-breakup people get an extra allowance to bray about cosmic injustice.
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The stock was down to several-decade lows, analysts were braying for a capital hike and the Justice Department was threatening a massive fine.
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For eight years, Democrats brayed about Reagan the warmonger, Reagan the cowboy, Reagan the racist, Reagan the idiot, Reagan the senile, Reagan the gay-hater.
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At that braying burst of illegibility — a sound both comic and upsetting — the other members of Mike Reed’s Flesh & Bone lunged into action.
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Origin and Etymology of bray
Middle English, from Anglo-French braire to cry, bellow, roar, from Vulgar Latin *bragere, of Celt origin; akin to Old Irish braigid he breaks wind
bray
Definition of bray
transitive verb
1 : to crush or grind fine bray seeds in a mortar
2 : to spread thin bray printing ink
Recent Examples of bray from the Web
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Qatari men in traditional white robes waited in SUVs at the border to identify their camels as the beasts trotted across the remote frontier, braying and kicking up dust, under what the owners said was an informal deal with Saudi border guards.
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Besides, the clamor for alien disclosure is like braying at the moon.
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People deserve liberal license to be themselves, and post-breakup people get an extra allowance to bray about cosmic injustice.
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The stock was down to several-decade lows, analysts were braying for a capital hike and the Justice Department was threatening a massive fine.
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For eight years, Democrats brayed about Reagan the warmonger, Reagan the cowboy, Reagan the racist, Reagan the idiot, Reagan the senile, Reagan the gay-hater.
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At that braying burst of illegibility — a sound both comic and upsetting — the other members of Mike Reed’s Flesh & Bone lunged into action.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bray.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of bray
Middle English, from Anglo-French braier, breier, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German brehhan to break — more at break
Bray
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town and port on the Irish Sea in eastern Ireland population 25,101
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Definition of bray for Students
brayed
;braying
: to make the loud harsh cry of a donkey
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