Bray

//bɹeɪ//

Synonyms for "bray" (170 found)

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Closest matches (34)

grind hee haw abrade atomize bark bawl bay beat beep belch bell bellow blare blast blat blate bleat blow blow the horn blubber

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boom breathe brecciate buck bugle burr buzz cackle call caterwaul caw chant

Verb(2 words)

hee-haw blore

Strong matches (51)

chirp chirr clang clangor clank clarion clash comminute contriturate coo craunch croak crow crumb crumble crump crunch crush cry disintegrate

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drawl exclaim fanfare flour flourish of trumpets flute fragment gasp give tongue give voice grain granulate granulize grate grind to powder groan growl grumble grunt hiss honk howl jangle jar keen levigate lilt

Verb(3 words)

comminute crunch grind

Noun(1 words)

hee-haw

Related words (85)

Related word relations

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9 relation types

More general

12 entries

break up cry emit express joy express mirth fragment fragmentise fragmentize laugh let loose let out utter

Synonyms

2 entries

grind hee haw

Related terms

3 entries

Ferrières-en-Bray Gournay-en-Bray horselaugh

derived

8 entries

Bray Head Brayford Kelly Bray brayer braying brayingly outbray vicar of Bray

has context

1 entries

british

is a

2 entries

cry town

manner of

1 entries

laugh

part of

1 entries

leinster

related to

10 entries

ass berkshire camel crush cry donkey england hit pound republic of ireland

Translations

86 translations across 34 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

βρωμάομαι verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Arabic

4 entries

نَهْقَة noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
رَغَى verb (to make the cry of a camel)
نَهَقَ verb (to make the cry of a donkey)
هَدَر verb (to make the cry of a camel)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

anqırtı noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
anqırmaq verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Basque

1 entries

arrantza egin verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Bulgarian

4 entries

магарешки рев noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
крещя verb (to make or utter (a shout, etc.) discordantly, loudly, or in a harsh and grating manner)
рева като магаре verb (to make the cry of a donkey)
счуквам verb (to crush or pound — see also crush, pound)

Catalan

2 entries

bram noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
bramar verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

زەڕین noun (cry of an ass or donkey)

Czech

3 entries

hýkání noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
zahýkání noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
hýkat verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Dutch

2 entries

gebalk noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
balken verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Finnish

2 entries

hirnua verb (to make the cry of a donkey)
kiljua verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

French

4 entries

blatérer noun (cry of a camel)
braiment noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
blatèrement verb (to make the cry of a camel)
braire (âne) verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Galician

1 entries

ornear verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

German

4 entries

Eselsschrei noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
röhren noun (cry of a camel)
iahen verb (to make the cry of a donkey)
kreischen verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Greek

1 entries

γκαρίζω verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Hebrew

2 entries

נְעִירָה noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
נער verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Icelandic

2 entries

rymur noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
rymja verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Ido

2 entries

bramo noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
bramar verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Indonesian

2 entries

ringkikan noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
meringkik verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Irish

3 entries

Bré name (town in County Wicklow)
béic noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
grág noun (cry of an ass or donkey)

Italian

2 entries

raglio noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
ragliare verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Latin

2 entries

oncō verb (to make the cry of a donkey)
rudō verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Māori

2 entries

ngehengehe noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
ngehengehe verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries

ulila verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Norman

1 entries

braithe verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Portuguese

4 entries

ornejo noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
zurro noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
ornejar verb (to make the cry of a donkey)
zurrar verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Russian

2 entries

рёв осла noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
реве́ть verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

njak noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
revanje noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
njakati verb (to make the cry of a donkey)
revati verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Slovak

1 entries

híkať verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Spanish

4 entries

rebuzno noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
ornear verb (to make the cry of a donkey)
rebuznar verb (to make the cry of a donkey)
roznar verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Swedish

1 entries

skria verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Turkish

4 entries

anırma noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
bozlama noun (cry of a camel)
anırmak verb (to make the cry of a donkey)
bozlamak verb (to make the cry of a camel)

Ukrainian

1 entries

рев осла noun (cry of an ass or donkey)

Urdu

1 entries

ڈَھین٘چُوں verb (to make the cry of a donkey)

Welsh

4 entries

bref noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
brefiad noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
gweryriad noun (cry of an ass or donkey)
nâd noun (cry of an ass or donkey)

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

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I cannot bray like a donkey. I'm a horse.

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A donkey in a lion's skin exposes itself with its bray.

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A donkey in a lion's skin reveals itself with its bray.

Source: tatoeba (9841335)

Donkeys bray.

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