/ breɪ; NAmE / verb
1.
[ v ] when a donkey brays , it makes a loud unpleasant sound
2.
( of a person ) to talk or laugh in a loud unpleasant voice :
[ v ]
He brayed with laughter.
a braying voice
[also v speech ]
► bray noun
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French brait a shriek, braire to cry (the original senses in English), perhaps ultimately of Celtic origin.