brays
Sounds from burros
Brays are the harsh, loud cries of a donkey—that distinctive hee-haw sound.
The word extends to any similarly harsh or grating noise: the brays of car horns in traffic, brays of laughter from the back of the room.
As a verb form, brays describes the act of making such sounds: The donkey brays at dawn.
Crossed bars or harsh
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- stridentHarsh and piercing
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- shrillHigh-pitched and harsh
cacophonous · raucous · discordant · earsplitting · raspy · grinding · screeching · abrasive
Equine hybrid, often sterile
- burroSmall domesticated donkey
- assHoofed beast or idiot
- jennyFemale of the burro
- jackDevice for lifting vehicles
hinny · foal · hooves · ears · stubborn · pack animal · beast of burden · stable
Insulting provocation
- jeerVocal expression of scorn
- sneerScornful expression
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
derision · cackle · guffaw · laughing · scoff · contempt · disdain · heckle
Never pausing or stopping
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
continual · monotonous · droning · recurring · repeated · endless · nonstop · ceaseless
bellow
Loud, deep cry
neigh · snort · bleat · howl · caterwaul · screech · squawk · trumpeting · vocalization · call
grating
Crossed bars or harsh
shrill · cacophonous · raucous · discordant · earsplitting · raspy · grinding · screeching · abrasive · unpleasant
mule
Equine hybrid, often sterile
jack · hinny · foal · hooves · ears · stubborn · pack animal · beast of burden · stable · pasture
taunt
Insulting provocation
scorn · derision · cackle · guffaw · laughing · scoff · contempt · disdain · heckle · tease
incessant
Never pausing or stopping
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
constant · continual · monotonous · droning · recurring · repeated · endless · nonstop · ceaseless · tiresome