bleat
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/bliːt/
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/bliːt/
noun
R
the sound a sheep or goat makes
We could hear the soft bleat of a lamb in the distance.
R
a complaint expressed in a weak, annoying way
They made a constant bleat about the lack of resources.
verb
R
to make the sound of a sheep or goat
The goat bleated as we approached.
R
to complain in a weak, whining voice
‘It's not fair,’ she bleated.
translation
the sound a sheep or goat makes; a complaint expressed in a weak, annoying way
to make the sound of a sheep or goat; to complain in a weak, whining voice
Word Forms
3rd Present
bleats
Progressive
bleating
Past
bleated
Plural
bleats
Perfect
bleated