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Bray Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Bray? [n] the cry of an ass [v] laugh loudly and harshly [v] reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" [v] braying characteristic of donkeys Synonyms \| Synonyms for Bray: comminute \| crunch \| grind \| hee-haw \| mash Related Terms \| Find terms related to Bray: abrade \| atomize \| bark \| bawl \| bay \| beat \| beep \| belch \| bell \| bellow \| blare \| blast \| blat \| blate \| bleat \| blow \| blow the horn \| blubber \| boom \| breathe \| brecciate \| buck \| bugle \| burr \| buzz \| cackle \| call \| caterwaul \| caw \| chant \| chirp \| chirr \| clang \| clangor \| clank \| clarion \| clash \| comminute \| contriturate \| coo \| craunch \| croak \| crow \| crumb \| crumble \| crump \| crunch \| crush \| cry \| disintegrate \| drawl \| exclaim \| fanfare \| flour \| flourish of trumpets \| flute \| fragment \| gasp \| give tongue \| give voice \| grain \| granulate \| granulize \| grate \| grind \| grind to powder \| groan \| growl \| grumble \| grunt \| hiss \| honk \| howl \| jangle \| jar \| keen \| levigate \| lilt \| low \| mash \| meow \| mew \| mewl \| miaow \| mill \| moo \| mumble \| murmur \| mutter \| neigh \| nicker \| pant \| peal \| pestle \| pipe \| pound \| powder \| pule \| pulverize \| rasp \| reduce to powder \| roar \| rumble \| scranch \| scrape \| scratch \| screak \| scream \| screech \| scrunch \| shard \| shred \| shriek \| sibilate \| sigh \| sing \| smash \| snap \| snarl \| snore \| snort \| sob \| sound \| sound a tattoo \| sound taps \| squall \| squash \| squawk \| squeak \| squeal \| tantara \| tantarara \| taps \| tarantara \| tattoo \| thunder \| toot \| tootle \| triturate \| troat \| trumpet \| trumpet blast \| trumpet call \| twang \| tweedle \| ululate \| wail \| warble \| whicker \| whine \| whinny \| whisper \| whistle \| wind \| yap \| yawl \| yawp \| yell \| yelp \| yip \| yowl See Also \| break up \| cry \| emit \| express joy \| express mirth \| fragment \| fragmentise \| fragmentize \| laugh \| let loose \| let out \| mill \| pestle \| pulp \| utter Bray In Webster's Dictionary \Bray\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Braying}.] [OE. brayen, OF. breier, F. broyer to pound, grind, fr. OHG. brehhan to break. See {Break}.] To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine. Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar, . . . yet will not his foolishness depart from him. --Prov. xxvii. 22. \Bray\, v. i. [OE brayen, F. braire to bray, OF. braire to cry, fr. LL. bragire to whinny; perh. fr. the Celtic and akin to E. break; or perh. of imitative origin.] 1. To utter a loud, harsh cry, as an ass. Laugh, and they Return it louder than an ass can bray. --Dryden. 2. To make a harsh, grating, or discordant noise. Heard ye the din of battle bray? --Gray. \Bray\, v. t. To make or utter with a loud, discordant, or harsh and grating sound. Arms on armor clashing, brayed Horrible discord. --MIlton. And varying notes the war pipes brayed. --Sir W. Scott. \Bray\, n. The harsh cry of an ass; also, any harsh, grating, or discordant sound. The bray and roar of multitudinous London. --Jerrold. \Bray\, n. [OE. braye, brey, brew, eyebrow, brow of a hill, hill, bank, Scot. bra, brae, bray, fr. AS. br?w eyebrow, influenced by the allied Icel. br? eyebrow, bank, also akin to AS. br? yebrow. See {Brow}.] A bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See {Brae}, which is now the usual spelling. [North of Eng. & Scot.] --Fairfax.

Bray Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bray?

[n] the cry of an ass
[v] laugh loudly and harshly
[v] reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
[v] braying characteristic of donkeys

Bray In Webster's Dictionary

\Bray\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brayed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Braying}.] [OE. brayen, OF. breier, F. broyer to pound,
grind, fr. OHG. brehhan to break. See {Break}.]
To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine.

      Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar, . . .
      yet will not his foolishness depart from him. --Prov.
                                               xxvii. 22.


\Bray\, v. i. [OE brayen, F. braire to bray, OF. braire to
cry, fr. LL. bragire to whinny; perh. fr. the Celtic and akin
to E. break; or perh. of imitative origin.]
1. To utter a loud, harsh cry, as an ass.

         Laugh, and they Return it louder than an ass can
         bray.                                 --Dryden.

2. To make a harsh, grating, or discordant noise.

         Heard ye the din of battle bray?      --Gray.


\Bray\, v. t.
To make or utter with a loud, discordant, or harsh and
grating sound.

      Arms on armor clashing, brayed Horrible discord.
                                               --MIlton.

      And varying notes the war pipes brayed.  --Sir W.
                                               Scott.


\Bray\, n.
The harsh cry of an ass; also, any harsh, grating, or
discordant sound.

      The bray and roar of multitudinous London. --Jerrold.


\Bray\, n. [OE. braye, brey, brew, eyebrow, brow of a hill,
hill, bank, Scot. bra, brae, bray, fr. AS. br?w eyebrow,
influenced by the allied Icel. br? eyebrow, bank, also akin
to AS. br? yebrow. See {Brow}.]
A bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See {Brae}, which is now
the usual spelling. [North of Eng. & Scot.] --Fairfax.

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