braying

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English[edit]

Verb[edit]

braying

  1. present participle and gerund of bray

Noun[edit]

braying (plural brayings)

  1. An act or sound of braying.
    • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 86:
      We heard the unpleasant braying of the snipe, now near to us, now far off, now high up in the air, now right over our heads, and suddenly it seemed close to our ears, now on all sides, still without our being able to catch sight of the bird.