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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bleat /blit/USA pronunciation v. - Animal Behaviorto utter the cry of a sheep or goat: [no object]The sheep were bleating in the field.[~ + object]The goats bleated a warning.
- to talk in a whining, complaining tone: [no object]always bleating about her problems.[~ + (that) clause]bleated that he had always worked hard.
n. [countable] - Animal Behaviorthe cry of a sheep or goat.
- any similar sound: the bleat of distant horns.
- foolish or complaining talk;
babble.
bleat•er, n. [countable]bleat•ing•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bleat (blēt),USA pronunciation v.i. - Animal Behaviorto utter the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf or a sound resembling such a cry.
v.t. - to give forth with or as if with a bleat:He bleated his objections in a helpless rage.
- to babble;
prate.
n. - Animal Behaviorthe 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.
- bef. 1000; Middle English bleten, Old English blǣtan; cognate with Dutch blaten, Old High German blāzen; akin to Latin flēre to weep
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bleat /bliːt/ vb - (intransitive) (of a sheep, goat, or calf) to utter its characteristic plaintive cry
- (intransitive) to speak with any similar sound
- to whine; whimper
n - the characteristic cry of sheep, goats, and young calves
- any sound similar to this
- a weak complaint or whine
Etymology: Old English blǣtan; related to Old High German blāzen, Dutch blaten, Latin flēre to weep; see blareˈbleater n ˈbleating n , adj |