blat

blat

 (blăt)

v. blat·ted, blat·ting, blats

v.tr.

1. To utter without thinking; blurt.

2. To sound or produce harshly or raucously: trombones blatting out a tune.

v.intr.

1. To cry, especially like a sheep; bleat.

2. To make a harsh or raucous noise.

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[Imitative.]

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blat n.

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blat

(blæt)

vb, blats, blatting or blatted

1. (intr) to cry out or bleat like a sheep

2. (tr) to utter indiscreetly in a loud voice

[C19: of imitative origin]

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blat

(blæt)

v. blat•ted, blat•ting. v.i.

1. bleat.

2. to make a raucous noise.

v.t.

3. to utter loudly.

[1840–50]

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blat

Past participle: blatted
Gerund: blatting

Imperative

blat

blat

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

blat - cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating" baa, blate, bleat let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

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Translations

blat

(inf esp US)

vi (sheep) → blöcken

vt (= give away) → ausposaunen (pej)

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