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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

grays

/ɡɹeɪz/

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What does grays mean?

noun

  1. plural of gray

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gray

proper noun

  1. A town in Thurrock borough, Essex, England, on the north side of the River Thames; also known as Grays Thurrock (OS grid ref TQ6177).

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IPA pronunciation

/ɡɹeɪz/

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Mr. Harmon Andrews came clattering up the hill in his truck wagon, urging his team of grays to their utmost speed.
L. M. (Lucy Maud) MontgomeryAnne of AvonleaProject Gutenberg ebook #47
The Scotch Grays no longer existed; Ponsonby’s great dragoons had been hacked to pieces.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
More book examples (3)
Medium-sized Quaker-like birds, with plumage of soft browns and grays.
Neltje BlanchanBird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifty Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our HomesProject Gutenberg ebook #1889
Then, on the slight turn of the Lower Hope Reach, clusters of factory chimneys come distinctly into view, tall and slender above the squat ranges of cement works in Grays and Greenhithe.
Joseph ConradThe Mirror of the SeaProject Gutenberg ebook #1058
His neckties she usually made herself, and when she was in shops she always kept her eye open for silks in very dull or pale shades, grays and olives, warm blacks and browns.
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44