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Bleat (Verb)

Meaning 1

Cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

  • The sheeps gently bleated in the green meadow as the farmer came near with their food.
  • The newborn lamb began to bleat loudly and continuously until the mother picked it up in her jaws.
  • As I walked into the farm, I could hear the sheep bleating loudly and competing for my attention.
  • The little goats started to bleat and cry as they lost sight of their mother in the herd.
  • The baby deer started to bleat softly after being separated from its mother during the night.

Synonyms

  • Blate
  • Baa
  • Blat

Hypernyms

  • Emit
  • Let Out
  • Let Loose

Related Words

  • Bleat (noun)

Meaning 2

Talk whiningly.

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

  • The child continued to bleat about not wanting to eat her vegetables, throwing a tantrum at the dinner table.
  • She was always bleating on about how unfair life was, never once stopping to think about her own actions.
  • The poor man started to bleat pitifully as he recounted his sad tale of losing his job and home.
  • My little sister has a habit of bleating loudly whenever she doesn't get her way.
  • After losing the game, he began to bleat ceaselessly about the unfair referee and how they were robbed of victory.

Hypernyms

  • Plain
  • Kvetch
  • Kick
  • Quetch
  • Sound Off
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