blat

blat  (blt)

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, blatted US and Canadian

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

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

[of imitative origin]

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"

Translations

blat (inf esp US)

vi (sheep) → blöcken

vt (= give away) → ausposaunen (pej)