braying

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of bray

noun

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.”