bray
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bray (2), transitive verb.
1. to pound or crush into fine bits; grind into a powder (usually in a mortar).
Ex. Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar ... with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him (Proverbs 27:22).
bray
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noun 1. the loud, harsh sound made by a donkey.
Ex. the defiant bray of a donkey.
2. any loud, harsh sound.
Ex. the bray of trumpets. And with rude crash and jarring bray The rusty bolts withdrawn (Scott).
bray
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v.i. 1. to make a loud, harsh sound.
Ex. The trumpets brayed.
2. to utter in a loud, harsh voice.
bray
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v.t. to utter or emit with a loud, harsh sound.
Ex. The man brayed his orders to the waiter.