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Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: braire 'to cry', from Vulgar Latin bragare

bray

 verb
     
Related topics: Colours and Sounds
bray [intransitive]
1C if a donkey brays, it makes a loud sound
2 if someone brays, they laugh or talk in a loud, slightly annoying way
—bray noun [countable]
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