Blate (Verb)
Meaning
Cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The lost child began to blate for her mother in the crowded store.
- A weak cry could be heard as the animal started to blate in the field.
- The small kittens started to blate when they lost sight of their mother.
- As it realized it was alone, the young calf started to blate for its parent.
- The abandoned puppy began to blate for someone, anyone, to hear its cries.