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verb

Definition of braynext
as in to grind
to reduce to fine particles bray the seeds using a mortar and pestle

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noun

as in bleat

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Recent Examples of bray
Verb
The pack animals fiercely defend their flocks by braying, kicking wildly and charging, teeth bared, at potential predators. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024 To counter their own illiberal nationalists and braying chauvinists, Americans should start by practicing the sober self-awareness that Fulbright claimed was critical to living intelligently in the world. — Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2021 Would that more institutions took that stand, instead of capitulating to a dishonest, braying mob. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024 Then an old-timer hoarse and exigent with years bugled like a braying donkey. — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for bray
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bray
  1. grind
  2. bleat
  3. pound
  4. screech
  5. crush
  6. beat
  7. squawk
  8. mill
Verb
  • These mental health conditions can lead to bruxism (teeth grinding), which can affect the tongue.
    — Mark Gurarie, Health, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The state’s most populous city provides a disappointing recent example of why money will never be enough to fix grinding problems.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of grind
Noun
  • Goats in real life are smart, sensitive social creatures who communicate through bleats and body language.
    — Michael Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Every night the lamb would cry, and be told to hush, for its bleats disturbed their sleep.
    — Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of bleat
Verb
  • The overnight barrage -- which also pounded residences and wounded at least 10 people -- came days after the U.S. suspended military aid and intelligence to Ukraine to pressure it into accepting a peace deal being pushed by the Trump administration.
    — arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 8 Mar. 2025
  • My heart started pounding a little after Sigmon's lawyer read his final statement.
    — Jeffrey Collins, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of pound
Noun
  • The jungle struck up its evening symphony: the sweet chittering of insects, the distant bellowing of monkeys, the occasional screech of a kite.
    — Charlie Cordero, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • But as the race against former President Trump screeches into its final week, joy has taken the back seat.
    — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of screech
Verb
  • Related article An Olympic dream crushed, an elite career derailed.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
  • But that still left the question of how to cover the crushing fees of a major health problem like cancer.
    — Alana Semuels, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of crush
Verb
  • Dallas Hobbs beat the buzzer with a three to put Mount St. Mary’s ahead 48-38 at halftime.
    — Jeff Wallner, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The 67-year-old Sigmon, the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by firing squad, was convicted in 2002 of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents, David and Gladys Larke by beating with a baseball bat at the couple's home in Greenville County, South Carolina.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of beat
Noun
  • The Republican conference is rife with sticking points as budget hawks squawk and some House Republicans insist on increasing the state and local tax deduction.
    — Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 30 Dec. 2024
  • There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of squawk
Verb
  • By contrast, most whole wheat flour found in US supermarkets is roller milled by metal drums and quite a bit coarser than atta.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Large groups of people milled around displays of Israeli drones and other battlefield tech, speaking with company representatives at the bustling pavilion and asking questions about the hardware.
    — Natasha Turak, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
Definition of mill

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