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atray

/əˈtɹeɪ/

atray verb: to vex; trouble; frighten; torment; harass.

Verb

atray (third-person singular simple present atrays, present participle atraying, simple past and past participle atrayed)

  1. (dialectal, transitive) To vex; trouble; frighten; torment; harass.

Forms of atray

third-person singular presentatrays
present participleatraying
past participleatrayed
pastatrayed
alternative formatrey
alternative formattray

Origin of atray

From Middle English atrayen, atreyen, atreȝen, equivalent to a- + tray (“to grieve, vex”). More at tray.

Questions about atray

What does atray mean?
Atray means to vex; trouble; frighten; torment; harass.
What part of speech is atray?
Atray is a verb.
How do you pronounce atray?
Atray is pronounced /əˈtɹeɪ/.
What is the past tense of atray?
The past tense of atray is atrayed.

Words near atray in the dictionary

  1. atratoside
  2. atratous
  3. atraumatic
  4. atraumatically
  5. atraumaticity
  6. atray
  7. atrays
  8. atrazine
  9. atrazines
  10. atreach
  11. atreaches

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