bray

Noun

• the cry of an ass

Verb

• laugh loudly and harshly

• reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
  • grind the spices in a mortar
    
  • mash the garlic
    

• braying characteristic of donkeys

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  grind , mash , crunch , comminute , hee-haw