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brayings

brayings is the plural of braying.

Meaning of braying

Noun

braying (plural brayings)

  1. An act or sound of braying.
    • We heard the unpleasant braying of the snipe, now near to us, now far off, now high up in the air, now right over our heads, and suddenly it seemed close to our ears, now on all sides, still without our being able to catch sight of the bird.1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 86

Questions about brayings

What is brayings the plural of?
Brayings is the plural of braying.

Words near brayings in the dictionary

  1. brayette
  2. brayettes
  3. Brayford
  4. braying
  5. brayingly
  6. brayings
  7. Braylee
  8. Braylen
  9. Brayley
  10. Braylo
  11. Braylon

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