bleat

n.

1. 1. The characteristic cry of a goat or sheep.
   2. A sound similar to this cry.
2. A whining, feeble complaint.

v., bleat·ed, bleat·ing, bleats.

v.intr.

1. To utter the characteristic cry of a goat or sheep.
2. To utter a sound similar to this cry, especially a whine.

v.tr.
To utter in a whining way.

[Middle English blet, from bleten, to bleat, from Old English blǣtan.]

bleater bleat'er n.

IN BRIEF: n. - The sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this) v. - Cry plaintively; Talk whiningly.

Tutor's tip: We heard the lamb "bleat" (make a plaintive cry) as it began to "bleed" (lose blood).

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this)

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The verb bleat has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: talk whiningly

Meaning #2: cry plaintively
  Synonyms: blate, blat, baa

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Bleat

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - jamre, klynke
v. tr. - bræge
n. - brægen, jamren

idioms:

• bleat on about    jamre sig over, klynke over, pive over

Nederlands (Dutch)
blaten, mekkeren, zeuren, geblaat, gejammer

Français (French)
v. intr. - chevroter, bêler (une chèvre), débiter des idioties, débloquer (fam), se plaindre de, chevroter (qn)
v. tr. - dire d'une voix bêlante, chevroter
n. - bêlement, jérémiades

idioms:

• bleat on about    se lamenter sur

Deutsch (German)
v. - blöken, mähen, meckern, quengeln
n. - Blöken

idioms:

• bleat on about    über etwas jammern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βελάζω
n. - βέλασμα

idioms:

• bleat on about    λέω παραπονιάρικα

Italiano (Italian)
belare, frignare

idioms:

• bleat on about    lamentarsi di

Português (Portuguese)
v. - balir
n. - balido (m)

idioms:

• bleat on about    reclamar (fig.)

Русский (Russian)
блеять, мычать, ныть, выпрашивать

idioms:

• bleat on about    вопить

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - emitir gemidos o balidos
v. tr. - balar, gimotear
n. - balido, gimoteo

idioms:

• bleat on about    rezongar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bräka, böla
n. - bräkning, bölande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
鸣叫, 轻声说, 咩咩叫声, 羊叫似的声音

idioms:

• bleat on about    抱怨, 诉苦

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 鳴叫
v. tr. - 輕聲說
n. - 咩咩叫聲, 羊叫似的聲音

idioms:

• bleat on about    抱怨, 訴苦

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 울다
v. tr. - 우는 소리로~을 지껄이다
n. - 울음[우는]소리

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - メーと鳴く, 羊のような声を出す
n. - 羊などの鳴き声, たわごと, 鳴き声

idioms:

• bleat on about    泣き言を言う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) مأمأ ( الخروف), غمغم شاكيا (الاسم) مأمأة, غمغمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮פעה, דיבר בשפה רפה, התרעם על-, דיבר בטפשות‬
v. tr. - ‮פעה, דיבר בשפה רפה, התרעם על-‬
n. - ‮פעייה (של צאן)‬

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