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Bray (Verb)

Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

To bray the spices, we used a mortar and pestle as instructed in the recipe.
You will need to bray the nuts until they turn into a coarse powder.
In the traditional method, the medicine is prepared by attempting to bray the roots in a mortar.
She carefully brayed the seeds with a mortar to make the spice mixture for the dish.
Using a mortar, she began to bray the dried herbs into the required fine consistency.

Braying characteristic of donkeys.

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

The donkey brayed loudly in response to its owner's voice.
As the sun set, a lone donkey began to bray plaintively in the fields.
The farmer's pet donkey often brayed impatiently when it was time to be fed.
The donkey brayed excitedly whenever it caught sight of its favorite treats.
At night, the sound of a stray donkey braying echoed through the quiet village streets.

Laugh loudly and harshly.

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

She could barely contain herself, and her laughter turned into a loud, harsh bray that echoed through the silent library.
I brayed at the comedian's jokes, my laughter mingling with the rest of the audience's.
The movie was ridiculous, and I brayed at the absurd situations the characters found themselves in.
My sister has a distinctive laugh that's more of a bray, and it always draws attention.
The group of rowdy teenagers entered the restaurant, braying with laughter as they searched for a table.