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brays

  • plural
    of bray.
    bray
    noun
    the loud, harsh cry of a donkey.

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“Look how much Canadians hate the United States now,” brays a February Politico headline.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

Listen to the harrowing brays of the donkey in Ruben Ostlund’s “Triangle of Sadness,” a satire in which the obnoxious, self-serving guests of a luxury cruise end up stranded on a desert island.

From Washington Post Mar. 1, 2023

Flockhart brays and Quinto bellows at harrowing volume.

From Los Angeles Times May 2, 2022

A donkey named Henry brays from a side yard.

From Seattle Times Jun. 20, 2021

“His name is Charrito,” Pita said, interpreting the beast’s thunderous brays.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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