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1. (n.) bray
the harsh cry of a donkey.
2. bray
any similar sound.
3. (v.i.) bray
to utter a bray.
4. (v.t.) bray
to utter with a bray.
5. (v.t.) bray
to crush fine, as in a mortar.
6. bray
to thin (ink) on a slate before placing on the ink plate of a printing press.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < AF bra(i)er, OF broier < Gmc; see break)
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| Definition of 'Bray' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) bray
the cry of an ass
2. (verb) hee-haw, bray
braying characteristic of donkeys
3. (verb) grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
"grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
4. (verb) bray
laugh loudly and harshly
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| Definition of 'Bray' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Bray
the harsh cry of an ass; also, any harsh, grating, or discordant sound
2. (noun) Bray
a bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See Brae, which is now the usual spelling
3. (verb) Bray
to pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine
4. (verb) Bray
to utter a loud, harsh cry, as an ass
5. (verb) Bray
to make a harsh, grating, or discordant noise
6. (verb) Bray
to make or utter with a loud, discordant, or harsh and grating sound
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| Definitions of 'Bray' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Bray
a Berkshire village, famous for Simon Aleyn, its vicar from 1540 to 1588, who, to retain his living, never scrupled to change his principles; he lived in the reigns of Charles II., James II., William III., Queen Anne, and George I.
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Sense: the cry of an ass.
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 Afrikaans: gebalk |
 Arabic: ينهق |
 Bulgarian: магарешки рев |
 Brazilian: zurro |
 Czech: hýkání |
 German: der Eselsschrei |
 Danish: skryden |
 Greek: γκάρισμα |
 Spanish: rebuzno |
 Estonian: eeslikisa |
 Farsi: عرعر |
 Finnish: kiljahdus |
 French: braiement |
 Hebrew: נְעִירָה |
 Hindi: रेंकना |
 Croatian: revanje |
 Hungarian: szamárordítás |
 Indonesian: ringkik keledai |
 Icelandic: rymur |
 Italian: raglio |
 Japanese: ろばの鳴き声 |
 Korean: (나귀 따위의) 시끄러운 울음 소리 |
 Lithuanian: bliovimas |
 Latvian: (ēzeļa) brēciens |
 Malay: rengeh |
 Dutch: gebalk |
 Norwegian: eselskryting |
 Polish: ryk |
 Persian: عرعر |
 Pashto: د خره ناره (هرهر) |
 Portuguese: zurro |
 Romanian: răget de măgar |
 Russian: крик осла |
 Slovak: híkanie |
 Slovenian: riganje |
 Serbian: njakanje |
 Swedish: skri[ande] |
 Thai: เสียงแหบพร่า |
 Turkish: anırma |
 Taiwanese: 驢叫聲 |
 Ukrainian: ревти, кричати |
 Urdu: گدھے کی آواز ، ڈھینچوں ڈھ |
 Vietnamese: tiếng be be |
 Chinese: 驴叫声 |
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