fraying
Example Sentences
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The scattered boos greeting this news were nothing compared to the full-throated braying that later sent both director and set designer into the night.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Marin, who would end up voicing a hyena in the 1994 animated film, makes another braying donkey noise.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025
The tauntuan’s gentle face and braying cry definitely lend themselves to our responsiveness to it.
From Salon • May 4, 2024
The goodies include bacon-flavored candy canes, bacon-themed gift wrap, electronic “sound makers” that clearly imitate braying goats and excited monkeys, and a “Grumpy Frog” tree ornament.
From Washington Times • Nov. 30, 2023
My father always reminded me that neither he nor the world owed me a penny or a prayer, though he left me many millions of one and braying echoes of the other.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
