[brey] 
| 1. | the loud, harsh cry of a donkey. |
| 2. | any similar loud, harsh sound. |
| 3. | to utter a loud and harsh cry, as a donkey. |
| 4. | to make a loud, harsh, disagreeable sound. |
| 5. | to utter with a loud, harsh sound, like a donkey. |
[brey] | 1. | to pound or crush fine, as in a mortar. |
| 2. | Printing. to thin (ink) on a slate before placing on the ink plate of a press. |
| bray 1 (brā) v. brayed, bray·ing, brays v. intr.
To emit (an utterance or a sound) loudly and harshly. n.
[Middle English braien, from Old French braire, from Vulgar Latin *bragere, of Celtic origin.] |
| bray 2 (brā) tr.v. brayed, bray·ing, brays
[Middle English braien, from Old French breier, of Germanic origin; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.] |