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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Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
But that just made the critics bray more loudly, of course.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2025
As if to punctuate his asinine decision, Marin makes a braying donkey noise.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Walk along the streets, where the only sounds come from passing bicycles, golf carts, and the occasional braying donkey.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025
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Verb
All summer long, the press brayed about the fiasco, to the point where Sargent fled Paris for London.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
But that just made the critics bray more loudly, of course.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2025
As if to punctuate his asinine decision, Marin makes a braying donkey noise.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Walk along the streets, where the only sounds come from passing bicycles, golf carts, and the occasional braying donkey.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 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 18 Jul. 2025.
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