brayed; braying; brays
: 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
: to utter or play loudly or harshly
"I'm the best!" he brayed.
bray
noun
brayed; braying; brays
1
: to crush or grind fine
bray seeds in a mortar
2
: to spread thin
bray printing ink
Examples of bray in a Sentence
Verb (2)
bray the seeds using a mortar and pestle
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
By the end of the 2009 Open, a braying heckler had complimented Vijay Singh on his posterior, and the United States Golf Association cut off alcohol sales early.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2025
As the insignias are cut off his uniform and his sword broken, Dreyfus (played by Louis Garrel) loudly declares his innocence, both to his brothers-in-arms and to the braying public outside the gates.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025
But that just made the critics bray more loudly, of course.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2025
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Verb
The cool, quiet spring air is punctuated only by Kasbah’s small pack of mules braying nearby, and the tinkling of the riad’s fountain.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
By the end of the 2009 Open, a braying heckler had complimented Vijay Singh on his posterior, and the United States Golf Association cut off alcohol sales early.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2025
As the insignias are cut off his uniform and his sword broken, Dreyfus (played by Louis Garrel) loudly declares his innocence, both to his brothers-in-arms and to the braying public outside the gates.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025
But that just made the critics bray more loudly, of course.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for bray
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“Bray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bray. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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