BRAY | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Looking for the meaning of the word BRAY in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of BRAY with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.

Word: Bray

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Middle English: from Old French brait ‘a shriek’, braire ‘to cry’ (the original senses in English), perhaps ultimately of Celtic origin

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: breɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the loud, harsh cry of a donkey or mule

Short Definition:

loud, harsh cry of donkey or mule

Examples:
  • the mule uttered its insane bray

Word: Bray

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: breɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(of a donkey or mule) utter a bray

Short Definition:

utter bray

Examples:
  • the donkey brayed and kicked

In Word Games

Scramble Word Scores

Words with Friends

✅ Available

Score: 9

SOWPODS

✅ Available

Score: 9

OTCWL

✅ Available

Score: 9

Word Game Tools

Wordle Solver Icon

Wordle Solver

Quordle Solver Icon

Quordle Solver

Octordle Solver Icon

Octordle Solver

Random Word Generator Icon

Random Word Generator

More Word Games

Quordle Answer Icon

Quordle

Octordle Answer Icon

Octordle

Contexto Answer Icon

Contexto

More Crosswords Games