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bray

/bɹeɪ/noun, verb1 syllable

Bray means: reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading.

Synonyms for bray6

verb, as in reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

grind, mash, crunch, comminute

verb, as in braying characteristic of donkeys

hee-haw

also used for bray

blore

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What does bray mean?4

verb

1

reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading“grind the spices in a mortar”

2

braying characteristic of donkeys

3

laugh loudly and harshly

noun

1

the cry of an ass

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with bray?60

three syllables

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All 60 rhymes for bray, grouped by syllable

Bray in a sentence

  • A donkey in a lion's skin exposes itself with its bray.AlanF_US
  • A donkey in a lion's skin reveals itself with its bray.AlanF_US
  • I cannot bray like a donkey. I'm a horse.Amastan
  • My donkey doesn't bray in my house.Igider

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Forms of bray

as a noun

plural
brays

as a verb

past tense
brayed
present participle
braying
third-person singular
brays
past participle
brayed