brayed

past tense of bray

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for brayed
Verb
  • My heartbeat pounded in my ears, drowning out the anticipatory purr of two ambulance engines idling nearby.
    Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Fieri’s tenders are wide and flat, resembling pounded and breaded chicken cutlets.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Dallas Hobbs beat the buzzer with a three to put Mount St. Mary’s ahead 48-38 at halftime.
    Jeff Wallner, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Davion Mitchell beat Landry Shamet off the dribble — but Robinson lurking in the paint erased any thought of a layup.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The coins were apparently stored in a leather pouch, which had disintegrated over time, and concealed within or behind a kitchen wall, according to the Jerusalem Post.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Roberto Mancini did make up with Carlos Tevez (or, at least, was willing to tolerate him) after their relationship at Manchester City appeared to have disintegrated.
    Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Brayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brayed. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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