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bray

bray

5 7.8
A loud harsh cry made by a donkey
  • noun
  • /breɪ/
translation icon : rebuzno
  • To some, it sounds like a mob of crows; to others, a donkey's bray.
  • a donkey's bray

Examples

  • Dempsey Eure let out a loud, unmusical bray.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • When a donkey brays do you think he is always saying something important?

    The Work and the Glory (2004)

  • "There are intimations of immortality in the bray of an ass," she said.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The loud bray of the donkey echoed across the fields.

  • As we approached the barn, we heard the unmistakable bray of a mule.

  • When I visited the farm, the sound of the donkey's bray was a familiar and comforting welcome.

Synonyms

heehaw
vsbray
7.9

A loud harsh sound that a donkey makes

is the same but applies to similar animals as well
hee-haw
vsbray
9.9

A loud, harsh laugh like a donkey's bray

refers to the actual loud animal cry rather than a laughing sound

Antonyms

silence
660 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

to whisper
586 1.0

To speak very quietly using only breath so one person can hear

How Loud

roar
142 1.0
bellow
20 4.6
bray
5 7.8
to bleat
5 6.0
chirp
18 1.6

Surface Forms

bray singular
brays plural

Etymology

Bray comes from a sound imitation and the Old French braire, which copied the loud cry of a donkey, so a bray is the harsh, loud call of that animal.