1. The cry of an ass
   "The bray of the donkey echoed across the valley"

1. Braying characteristic of donkeys
   "The donkey brayed loudly in the barn";
   - hee-haw
    
2. Laugh loudly and harshly
   "The drunk man brayed at his own jokes"
    
3. [archaic] Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
   "The miller brayed the grain into flour";
   - grind, mash, crunch, comminute [rare]

Sounds like: brae

Derived forms: brayed, braying, brays

Type of: break up, cry, emit, express joy, express mirth, fragment, fragmentise [Brit], fragmentize, laugh, let loose, let out, utter

Encyclopedia: Bray, OK