blatn.¹

Etymology: Imitative.

Originally U.S.

A bleating or shrill sound.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [noun] > sound

shrill1591

shrilling1639

scriding?1690

skirling1820

whit1853

squeal1867

blat1904

whee1920

whine1928

blatting1935

1904 M. E. Waller Wood-carver 71 Not a sound outside except..the thin blat of a sheep beneath the barn.

1911 H. Quick Yellowstone Nights xii. 313 Every one swellin' the chorus o' blats.

1925 Glasgow Herald 8 Sept. 6 A bold spirit fired off his gun, and the ‘blat’ of the shot betrayed the cheat.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

blatn.²

Forms: Also blatt.

Etymology: < German blatt leaf, newspaper.

slang (originally U.S.).

A newspaper. Cf. bladder n. 6d.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > journalism > journal > newspaper > [noun]

intelligencer1598

courant1621

coranto1624

paper1642

mercury1643

newsletter1665

newspaper1667

slip1688

raga1734

news1738

gazetteer1742

sheet1754

news sheet1841

spread1848

linen-draper1857

newsprint1897

blat1932

linen1955

mimeo newspaper1973

1932 D. Runyon in Collier's 21 Aug. 32/2 In fact, there is some mention of it in the blats.

1965 I. Fleming Man with Golden Gun x. 130 I saw it reprinted in the American blatts.

1969 J. Fredman Fourth Agency xii. 120 Once the blats get hold of the story you're a ruined man.

1986 Times 29 Apr. 16/5 An otherwise bald and unconvincing interview on the telly or column in the blats.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

blatv.

Forms: Also blatt.

Etymology: Imitative.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

1. intransitive. To bleat, or make similar sounds. Also figurative, to talk noisily or impulsively.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > make sound [verb (intransitive)] > bleat

blat1846

blore1865

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > empty, idle talk > talk idly [verb (intransitive)]

chattera1250

drivelc1390

clatter1401

chatc1440

smattera1450

pratec1460

blaver1461

babble?1504

blether1524

boblec1530

trattlea1555

tittle-tattle1556

fable1579

tinkle1638

whiffle1706

slaver1730

doitera1790

jaunder1808

haver1816

maunder1816

blather1825

yatter1825

blat1846

bibble-babble1888

flap-doodle1893

twiddle1893

spiel1894

rot1896

blither1903

to run off at the mouth1908

drool1923

twiddle-twaddle1925

crap1940

natter1942

yack1950

yacker1961

yacket1969

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > sound shrill [verb (intransitive)] > make shrill sound

yellOE

pipec1275

treblec1425

shrillc1440

squail1526

squeal1600

skirl1827

blat1846

whine1874

whit1899

zing1899

whee1960

1846 in W. K. Northall Life & Recoll. Yankee Hill (1850) 102 Your fellow-countrymen..are not allowed to emigrate north of the Columbia River, on account of a raging he-calf who is of bla-ting on the other side.

1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xxv. 213 He blatted along, and managed to inquire about pretty much everybody.

1888 San Francisco News Let. 4 Feb. (Farmer) One of these insects of an hour rears up and blatts.

1902 R. Kipling Traffics & Discov. (1904) 22 He'd wipe his long thin moustache..and blat off into a long ‘a-aah’.

1907 S. E. White Arizona Nights i. viii. 149 Perhaps the calf blatted a little as the heat scorched.

1916 ‘B. M. Bower’ Phantom Herd ii. 24 The stockyards where a bunch of sheep blatted now in the thirst of mid-afternoon.

1951 L. Z. Hobson Celebrity (1953) iv. 46 She has more self-control... I'd have blatted to the first customer.

1959 I. Jefferies Thirteen Days x. 151 I blatted up to the little shed [on a motor-bicycle].

2. transitive. To blurt out; to emit (a shrill noise).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > without restraint, openly, or recklessly > blurt out

braid1562

blurt1573

bolt1577

plump1579

sot1608

to bounce out (with)c1626

flirt1641

blutter1684

to come right out with1861

to give vent1870

blat1879

whip1889

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > shrill [verb (transitive)]

squeal1675

skirl1787

blat1931

1879 W. D. Howells Lady of Aroostook I. v. 50 If I have anything on my mind, I have to blat it right out.

1931 F. D. Davison Man-shy (1932) xiii. 136 Calves blatted their shrill fear.

1942 R. Chandler High Window (1943) viii. 66 The radio..was still blatting the baseball game.

Derivatives

ˈblatting adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [adjective] > that bleats

bleatingc1380

blatant1791

blatting1890

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [adjective] > making shrill sound

squealinga1400

shrill1508

pipinga1522

shrilling1566

shrill-bated1582

shirling1592

shrilledc1602

screaming1616

skirling1786

blatting1890

1890 L. C. D'Oyle Notches Rough Edge Life 34 The poor ‘blatting’ creatures were dragged over to the fire.

1932 W. Faulkner Light in August xiii. 271 Others came out from town in racing and blatting cars.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	blat
释义	blatn.¹ Etymology: Imitative. Originally U.S. A bleating or shrill sound. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [noun] > sound shrill1591 shrilling1639 scriding?1690 skirling1820 whit1853 squeal1867 blat1904 whee1920 whine1928 blatting1935 1904 M. E. Waller Wood-carver 71 Not a sound outside except..the thin blat of a sheep beneath the barn. 1911 H. Quick Yellowstone Nights xii. 313 Every one swellin' the chorus o' blats. 1925 Glasgow Herald 8 Sept. 6 A bold spirit fired off his gun, and the ‘blat’ of the shot betrayed the cheat. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2021). blatn.² Forms: Also blatt. Etymology: < German blatt leaf, newspaper. slang (originally U.S.). A newspaper. Cf. bladder n. 6d. ΘΚΠ society > communication > journalism > journal > newspaper > [noun] intelligencer1598 courant1621 coranto1624 paper1642 mercury1643 newsletter1665 newspaper1667 slip1688 raga1734 news1738 gazetteer1742 sheet1754 news sheet1841 spread1848 linen-draper1857 newsprint1897 blat1932 linen1955 mimeo newspaper1973 1932 D. Runyon in Collier's 21 Aug. 32/2 In fact, there is some mention of it in the blats. 1965 I. Fleming Man with Golden Gun x. 130 I saw it reprinted in the American blatts. 1969 J. Fredman Fourth Agency xii. 120 Once the blats get hold of the story you're a ruined man. 1986 Times 29 Apr. 16/5 An otherwise bald and unconvincing interview on the telly or column in the blats. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online December 2020). blatv. Forms: Also blatt. Etymology: Imitative. Originally and chiefly U.S. 1. intransitive. To bleat, or make similar sounds. Also figurative, to talk noisily or impulsively. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > make sound [verb (intransitive)] > bleat blat1846 blore1865 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > empty, idle talk > talk idly [verb (intransitive)] chattera1250 drivelc1390 clatter1401 chatc1440 smattera1450 pratec1460 blaver1461 babble?1504 blether1524 boblec1530 trattlea1555 tittle-tattle1556 fable1579 tinkle1638 whiffle1706 slaver1730 doitera1790 jaunder1808 haver1816 maunder1816 blather1825 yatter1825 blat1846 bibble-babble1888 flap-doodle1893 twiddle1893 spiel1894 rot1896 blither1903 to run off at the mouth1908 drool1923 twiddle-twaddle1925 crap1940 natter1942 yack1950 yacker1961 yacket1969 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > sound shrill [verb (intransitive)] > make shrill sound yellOE pipec1275 treblec1425 shrillc1440 squail1526 squeal1600 skirl1827 blat1846 whine1874 whit1899 zing1899 whee1960 1846 in W. K. Northall Life & Recoll. Yankee Hill (1850) 102 Your fellow-countrymen..are not allowed to emigrate north of the Columbia River, on account of a raging he-calf who is of bla-ting on the other side. 1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xxv. 213 He blatted along, and managed to inquire about pretty much everybody. 1888 San Francisco News Let. 4 Feb. (Farmer) One of these insects of an hour rears up and blatts. 1902 R. Kipling Traffics & Discov. (1904) 22 He'd wipe his long thin moustache..and blat off into a long ‘a-aah’. 1907 S. E. White Arizona Nights i. viii. 149 Perhaps the calf blatted a little as the heat scorched. 1916 ‘B. M. Bower’ Phantom Herd ii. 24 The stockyards where a bunch of sheep blatted now in the thirst of mid-afternoon. 1951 L. Z. Hobson Celebrity (1953) iv. 46 She has more self-control... I'd have blatted to the first customer. 1959 I. Jefferies Thirteen Days x. 151 I blatted up to the little shed [on a motor-bicycle]. 2. transitive. To blurt out; to emit (a shrill noise). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > without restraint, openly, or recklessly > blurt out braid1562 blurt1573 bolt1577 plump1579 sot1608 to bounce out (with)c1626 flirt1641 blutter1684 to come right out with1861 to give vent1870 blat1879 whip1889 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > shrill [verb (transitive)] squeal1675 skirl1787 blat1931 1879 W. D. Howells Lady of Aroostook I. v. 50 If I have anything on my mind, I have to blat it right out. 1931 F. D. Davison Man-shy (1932) xiii. 136 Calves blatted their shrill fear. 1942 R. Chandler High Window (1943) viii. 66 The radio..was still blatting the baseball game. Derivatives ˈblatting adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [adjective] > that bleats bleatingc1380 blatant1791 blatting1890 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [adjective] > making shrill sound squealinga1400 shrill1508 pipinga1522 shrilling1566 shrill-bated1582 shirling1592 shrilledc1602 screaming1616 skirling1786 blatting1890 1890 L. C. D'Oyle Notches Rough Edge Life 34 The poor ‘blatting’ creatures were dragged over to the fire. 1932 W. Faulkner Light in August xiii. 271 Others came out from town in racing and blatting cars. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.¹1904n.²1932v.1846
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