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verb
  1. 1
    to make the loud rough sound that a donkey makes

    *Synonyms or related words for this sense of bray*

    To make an animal sound: baa, bark, bay, bellow, bleat, bray, call, croak, grunt, hiss... more
  2. 2
    to talk or laugh in a loud annoying way

    *Synonyms or related words for this sense of bray*

    To laugh: laugh, giggle, roar, chuckle, titter, howl, snigger, scoff, hoot, force a smile/laugh... more

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