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1 bleat
intransitive verb[Schaf, Kalb:] blöken; [Ziege:] meckern; (fig.) jammern; (plaintively) meckern* * *[bli:t](to make the noise of a sheep, lamb or goat: The lamb bleated for its mother.) blöken* * *[bli:t]II. n of sheep Blöken nt, Geblök nt; of goat Meckern nt; of calf Muhen nt; ( fig) of a person Gejammer nt, Gemecker nt* * *[bliːt]1. vi2. n* * *bleat [bliːt]A v/i2. plärren3. in weinerlichem Ton redenB v/tC s1. Blöken n, Meckern n2. Plärren n* * *intransitive verb[Schaf, Kalb:] blöken; [Ziege:] meckern; (fig.) jammern; (plaintively) meckern* * *v.blöken (Schaf) v.meckern (Ziege) v.
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bleat — ► VERB 1) (of a sheep or goat) make a weak, wavering cry. 2) speak or complain in a weak or foolish way. ► NOUN ▪ a bleating sound. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
bleat´er — bleat «bleet», noun, verb. –n. 1. the cry made by a sheep, goat, or calf: »The shepherd heard the bleat of the lost lamb over the hill. 2. a sound like this: »The victim gave a bleat of terror. ╂[< verb] –v.i. 1. to make the cry of a sheep,… … Useful english dictionary
bleat — verb Bleat is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑goat, ↑lamb, ↑sheep … Collocations dictionary
bleat — verb (I) 1 to make the sound that a sheep or goat makes 2 informal to complain in a silly or annoying way: Oh stop bleating! bleat noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bleat — verb 1》 (of a sheep or goat) make a characteristic weak, wavering cry. 2》 speak or complain in a weak or foolish way. noun 1》 the weak, wavering cry of a sheep or goat. 2》 a weak or foolish cry or complaint. Derivatives bleater noun Origin OE… … English new terms dictionary
bleat — [[t]bli͟ːt[/t]] bleats, bleating, bleated 1) VERB When a sheep or goat bleats, it makes the sound that sheep and goats typically make. From the slope below, the wild goats bleated faintly. [V ing] ...a small flock of bleating ewes and lambs. N… … English dictionary
bleat — I UK [bliːt] / US [blɪt] verb Word forms bleat : present tense I/you/we/they bleat he/she/it bleats present participle bleating past tense bleated past participle bleated 1) [intransitive] to make the sound that a sheep or goat makes 2) a)… … English dictionary
bleat — I. verb Etymology: Middle English bleten, from Old English blǣtan; akin to Latin flēre to weep, Old English bellan to roar more at bellow Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to make the natural cry of a sheep or goat; also to utter… … New Collegiate Dictionary
bleat — bleat1 [ blit ] verb 1. ) intransitive to make the sound that a sheep or goat makes 2. ) intransitive to complain about something in a weak voice or in an annoying way a ) intransitive or transitive to say something in a high weak voice bleat… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bleat — /blit / (say bleet) verb (i) 1. to cry as a sheep, goat, or calf. 2. to speak with a bleating sound. 3. to complain; moan. –verb (t) 4. to give forth with a bleat. –noun 5. the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf. 6. any similar sound. 7. a feeble… …
bleat — 1. noun The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat. Syn: baa, baaing, bleating 2. verb … Wiktionary