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Bleat

Bleat Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Bleat? [n] the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this) [v] cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating" [v] talk whiningly Synonyms \| Synonyms for Bleat: baa \| blat \| blate Related Terms \| Find terms related to Bleat: bark \| bawl \| bay \| beef \| bell \| bellow \| bellyache \| bitch \| blare \| blat \| blate \| blow off \| bray \| call \| caterwaul \| crab \| cry \| fuss \| give tongue \| give voice \| howl \| low \| meow \| mew \| mewl \| miaow \| moo \| neigh \| nicker \| pule \| roar \| screak \| scream \| screech \| squall \| squawk \| squeak \| squeal \| troat \| ululate \| wail \| whicker \| whine \| whinny \| yammer \| yap \| yawl \| yawp \| yelp \| yip \| yowl See Also \| complain \| cry \| emit \| kick \| kvetch \| let loose \| let out \| plain \| quetch \| sound off \| utter Bleat In Webster's Dictionary \Bleat\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bleated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bleating}.] [OE. bleten, AS. bl?tan; akin to D. blaten, bleeten, OHG. bl[=a]zan, pl[=a]zan; prob. of imitative origin.] To make the noise of, or one like that of, a sheep; to cry like a sheep or calf. Then suddenly was heard along the main, To low the ox, to bleat the woolly train. --Pope The ewe that will not hear her lamb when it baas, will never answer a calf when he bleats. --Shak. \Bleat\, n. A plaintive cry of, or like that of, a sheep. The bleat of fleecy sheep. --Chapman's Homer.

Bleat Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bleat?

[n] the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this)
[v] cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating"
[v] talk whiningly

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bleat: baa | blat | blate

Bleat In Webster's Dictionary

\Bleat\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bleated}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Bleating}.] [OE. bleten, AS. bl?tan; akin to D. blaten,
bleeten, OHG. bl[=a]zan, pl[=a]zan; prob. of imitative
origin.]
To make the noise of, or one like that of, a sheep; to cry
like a sheep or calf.

      Then suddenly was heard along the main, To low the ox,
      to bleat the woolly train.               --Pope

      The ewe that will not hear her lamb when it baas, will
      never answer a calf when he bleats.      --Shak.


\Bleat\, n.
A plaintive cry of, or like that of, a sheep.

      The bleat of fleecy sheep.               --Chapman's
                                               Homer.

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