Sekirov Dictionary

bleat

/ˈbliːt/

verb 3
noun 1
forms 4

verb3

•
Of a sheep, goat, or calf: to make its characteristic cry; of a human, to mimic this sound.
- In the year 1633, the Bridget Nuns, near Xanthus, behaved like sheep, jumping about and bleating continuously. — 1936
•
(informal) Of a person, to complain.
- The last thing we need is to hear them bleating to us about organizational problems.
•
(informal) Of a person, to say things of little importance to the listener.
- She came skipping to me just now, clapping her little hands and bleating about how very, very happy she was, dear Mrs Travers. The silly young geezer. I nearly conked her one with my trowel. — 1960

noun1

The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.

forms

bleated · bleating · bleateth · bleats

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