bray
/breɪ/
verb
- To make the loud, harsh cry of a donkey.
- We could hear the mules braying from across the valley.
- The donkey began to bray when it saw the farmer with hay.
- The animal brayed loudly, demanding attention.
- To utter a loud, harsh, or foolish sound or laugh.
- She brayed out a response that no one understood.
- He brayed with laughter at his own joke.
- The crowd brayed in approval at the rally.
Synonyms
noun
- The loud, harsh cry of a donkey.
- The bray of the donkey echoed across the farm.
- The donkey's bray woke everyone up at dawn.
- We heard a loud bray coming from the barn.
- A sound similar to a donkey's cry, often loud and unpleasant.
- The old car's horn made a rusty bray.
- A bray of trumpets announced the king's arrival.
- He let out a bray of laughter that startled the room.