Associations to the word «Bleating»

Wiktionary

BLEAT, noun. The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.
BLEAT, verb. Of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry.
BLEAT, verb. (informal) Of a person, to complain.

Dictionary definition

BLEAT, noun. The sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this).
BLEAT, verb. Talk whiningly.
BLEAT, verb. Cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating".

Wise words

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