bray
Pronunciation: /bɹeɪ/
The English word “bray” has 7 meanings listed here.
verb
- Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.
- To make a harsh, discordant sound like a donkey's bray.
- To make or utter (a shout, sound, etc.) discordantly, loudly, or in a harsh and grating manner.
- To crush or pound, especially using a pestle and mortar.
- To hit (someone or something).
noun
Etymology
The verb is derived from Middle English brayen, brai, bray, braye (“of a person or animal: to vocalize loudly; of the weather: to make a loud sound, howl, roar”), from Old French brai, braire (“of an animal: to bray; of a person: to cry or shout out”) (modern French braire (“of an animal: to bray; of a person: to shout; to cry, weep”)), possibly from Vulgar Latin *bragiō, from Gaulish *bragu…
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