brayed

Made ass sounds

Brayed is the past tense of bray, the loud harsh cry of a donkey.

The sound extends to similar noises: The trumpet brayed across the stadium.

When people bray, they laugh or speak in a loud, grating way: He brayed with laughter at his own joke.

donkey

heehaw

Donkey vocalization

  • muleEquine hybrid, often sterile
  • burroSmall domesticated donkey
  • jackassMale donkey; idiot

jennet · hinny · equine · hooves · pasture · stable · livestock · farmyard · grazing · fodder

sound

heehaw

Donkey vocalization

bleat · honk · harsh · loud · raucous · piercing · strident · cacophony · discordant · jarring

mockery

ridicule

Contemptuous mocking treatment

sneer · scorn · contempt · scoff · gibe · jibe · cackle · bellow · guffaw · hoot

imitation

mimicry

Adaptive resemblance to another

  • echoReflected sound wave
  • parrotSpeech-mimicking tropical bird
  • apeTailless higher primate

emulate · imitate · mock · reproduce · replicate · simulate · caricature

Opposites
volume and intensity of vocalization

brayedmurmured

Spoke barely audibly

whispered · mumbled · muttered · hushed · breathed

quality of sound

brayedcooed

Spoke softly, lovingly

purred · crooned · sang · hummed · trilled

Phrases
Family

bray, braying, brays, brayer

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G