bleat

bleat  (blt)

n.

1.

a. The characteristic cry of a goat or sheep.

b. 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.

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

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bleater n.

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bleat [bliːt]

vb

1. (intr) (of a sheep, goat, or calf) to utter its characteristic plaintive cry

2. (intr) to speak with any similar sound

3. to whine; whimper

n

1. the characteristic cry of sheep, goats, and young calves

2. any sound similar to this

3. a weak complaint or whine

[Old English blǣtan; related to Old High German blāzen, Dutch blaten, Latin flēre to weep; see blare]

bleater  n

bleating  n & adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bleat - the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this) cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
Verb	1.	bleat - talk whiningly kvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"
	2.	bleat - cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating" baa, blat, blate 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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bleat

verb

1. baa, call, cry, maa a small flock of bleating ewes and lambs

2. complain, carp, fuss, moan, bitch (slang), groan, grieve, lament, grumble, whine, growl, grouse, gripe (informal), beef (slang), bemoan, whinge (informal), find fault, put the boot in (slang), bewail, kick up a fuss (informal), grouch (informal), bellyache (slang), kvetch (U.S. slang) They are always bleating about 'unfair' foreign competition.

Translations

bleat [bliːt]

A. N

1. [of sheep, goat] → balido m

2. (= complaint) → queja f

B. VI

1. [sheep, goat] → balar

2. (= complain) → quejarse (about de) → gimotear

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bleat [ˈbliːt]

n

(= sound) [goat, sheep] → bêlement m; [person] → chevrotement m

(= complaint) → plainte f

vi

(= make noise) [goat, sheep] → bêler; [person] → chevroter

(= complain) to bleat about sth → se plaindre de qch

(= talk foolishly) → débiter des idioties

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bleat

vi

(sheep, calf) → blöken; (goat) → meckern

(fig inf: = complain, moan) → meckern (inf)

n

(of sheep, calf) → Blöken nt, → Geblök nt; (of goat) → Meckern nt

(inf, = moan) → Meckern nt (inf), → Gemecker nt (inf)

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bleat [bliːt]

1. n → belato

2. vi → belare (fig) (fam) → piagnucolare

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bleat [bliːt]

1. n → belato

2. vi → belare (fig) (fam) → piagnucolare

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bleat

v bleat [bliːt]

to make the noise of a sheep, lamb or goat The lamb bleated for its mother. blêr يَثْغو блея mečet, bečet bræge blöken βελάζω balar määgima, mökitama بع بع کردن määkiä bêler לִפְעוֹת मिमियाना blejati, meketati béget mengembik jarma belare (羊などが) メーと鳴く 매애하고 울다 bliauti, mekenti blēt mengembek blaten breke beczeć balir a behăi блеять bečať, mečať blejati meketati bräka ทำเสียงร้องเหมือนแกะหรือแพะ melemek (羊)叫 бекати, мекати بھیڑ ، میمنے کی آواز kêu bebe （羊）叫