bleat

Definition of Bleat in English :

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Noun

1. bleat

the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this)

Verb

2. bleat

talk whiningly

3. baa, blat, blate, bleat

cry plaintively

Example Sentences:
'The lambs were bleating'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bleat

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verb

1. (intransitive)

(of a sheep, goat, or calf) to utter its characteristic plaintive cry

2. (intransitive)

to speak with any similar sound

3.

to whine; whimper

noun

4.

the characteristic cry of sheep, goats, and young calves

5.

any sound similar to this

6.

a weak complaint or whine

Bleat

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verb intransitive

1.

to make its characteristic cry

said of a sheep, goat, or calf

2.

to make a sound like this cry

3.

to speak foolishly, whiningly, or querulously

verb transitive

4.

to say or express in a bleating voice

noun

5.

the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf

6.

any sound or utterance like this

Bleat

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n.

1.

a. The characteristic cry of a goat or sheep.

b. A sound similar to this cry.

2. A whining, feeble complaint.

v. bleat·ed, bleat·ing, bleats

v.intr.

1. To utter the characteristic cry of a goat or sheep.

2. To utter a sound similar to this cry, especially a whine.

v.tr.

To utter in a whining way.

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