ray
/ɹeɪ/ verb C2- To emit something as if in rays.
- To radiate as if in rays.
- To expose to radiation.
He/she/it rays · Past rayed · Past participle rayed · -ing form raying
Verb forms
- Base form
- ray
- He/she/it
- rays
- Past
- rayed
- Past participle
- rayed
- -ing form
- raying
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At this moment a ray of light glanced across the face of the midnight visitor.
They turned and walked through the forest a few steps, when Dorothy discovered something shining in a ray of sunshine that fell between the trees.
“My brother,” said she, as she placed his knapsack on his shoulders, “be careful of yourself, for if you are killed, I shall be alone in the world.” These words carried a ray of hope into Fernand’s heart.
At the sound of the key turning in the lock, and the creaking of the hinges, Dantès, who was crouched in a corner of the dungeon, whence he could see the ray of light that came through a narrow iron grating above, raised his head.
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