braying
verbHow many syllables in braying?
There are 2 syllables in the word braying.How to pronounce braying:
Definition of braying:
- braying (verb):
- to utter a sound like a donkey's
- to utter the characteristic loud harsh cry of a donkey
- (of a donkey) to utter its characteristic loud harsh sound
Synonyms for braying:
atomizing
beating
comminuting
crumbling
crushing
disintegrating
grating
grinding
milling
mulling
pounding
powdering
pulverizing
smashing
Antonyms for braying:
soft
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- enthralled
- implore
- somewhat
- perhaps
- surcease
- expound
- nicely
- guffaw
- eschews
- droning
- chirping
- straighter
- fumbled
- fondly
- bazaar
- squeal
- promptly
- ago
- portrayed
- brainy
- muddled
- locket
- mirthful
- conserve
- inquires
- enshroud
- forty
- reveled
- yielded
- escaped
- goffer
- heeded
- prodded
- cooed
- stary
- perchance
- prithee
- pilgrim
- lighthouse
- marker
- suitor
- adjoin
- furor
- snuggle
- neutral
- cater
- standing
- compose
- pluma
- composed
- … more
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