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bleat
[ bleet ]
verb (used without object)
- to utter the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf or a sound resembling such a cry.
verb (used with object)
- to give forth with or as if with a bleat:
He bleated his objections in a helpless rage.
- to babble; prate.
noun
- the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- any similar sound:
the bleat of distant horns.
- foolish, complaining talk; babble:
I listened to their inane bleat all evening.
bleat
/ ː /
verb
- intr (of a sheep, goat, or calf) to utter its characteristic plaintive cry
- intr to speak with any similar sound
- to whine; whimper
noun
- the characteristic cry of sheep, goats, and young calves
- any sound similar to this
- a weak complaint or whine
Derived Forms
- ˈپԲ, nounadjective
- ˈٱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- İ noun
- iԲ· adverb
- dzܳb verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Origin of bleat1
Word History and Origins
Origin of bleat1
Example Sentences
Those juxtaposed scenes of bleating livestock and skinned carcasses still leave an impression, but they’re just one strand in a tapestry of threads, none of them given more importance than the others.
The air thrums with the din of destruction — giant excavators clanking against steel beams, trucks bleating out warning signals as they back into position, green organic material whooshing out of hoses onto finished sites.
Rhapsodizing about condiments to a ship of starving workers, Ylfa may as well bleat, “Let them eat ketchup!”
It featured several swipes at his perceived enemies and wild bleating cheers from his favorite sycophants.
Donald Trump's endless first-term bleating about crime and how he was the only one who could bring an end to it was always a joke.
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