Ray said something (5)
I believe the answer is:
spoke
I believe this is a double definition.
'ray' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)
'said something' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)
(Other definitions for spoke that I've seen before include "gave address" , "Radiating rod" , "Uttered - bicycle wheel part" , "Wheel's radial member" , "addressed" .)