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bray

[brey] / breɪ /
VERB
whinny
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The best he can muster against fellow contestant Yamil “Yam Yam” Arocho is to bray like a donkey in labor distress that Arocho is full of “big, thick, ‘Traitor’ doo-doo.”

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

What he actually wrote was “dogs bark it, asses and mules bray it, and bilious bipeds whistle it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2024

Every time I hear her bray, I can’t help but laugh.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2022

Leagues and team owners and sponsors will bray against it, because of their insatiable desire to make money, money and more money.

From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2021

He let out a long bray and started wringing his tail.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson




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