bleat

[US]/bliːt/
[UK]/blit/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. to cry out or complain like a sheep or young cow
vt. to speak with a trembling voice
n. the sound of a young sheep crying "bleat"

Phrases & Collocations

a loud bleat

bleat in distress

a plaintive bleat

Example Sentences

the distant bleat of sheep.

the lamb was bleating weakly.

He heard the bleat of a lamb.

it's no good just bleating on about the rising tide of crime.

He's always bleating about sth.

his despairing bleat touched her heart.

Real-world Examples

Please will you bleat for me.

Source: Uncle teaches you to learn basic English.

They went " fleeting" all while " bleating" in a pretty " sheepish state" .

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2019 Collection

What are you bleating on about?

Source: BBC Authentic English

Raskin left her job and dedicated herself to the bleating partygoers.

Source: VOA Standard English Entertainment

And maybe the policeman was so patient because he has a " bleating" heart.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2019 Collection

But how could he save the kid that was bleating so piteously below?

Source: American Elementary School English 4

High on the rock stood a little Goat bleating and calling and beckoning to the Marionette to come to her.

Source: The Adventures of Pinocchio

" But then, " bleated the Prime Minister, " why hasn't a former Prime Minister warned me? "

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

It lay there quietly and only bleated once or twice as he carried it to the tent.

Source: American Elementary School English 4

And it couldn't be clearer that, he missed a " bleat" when he stopped to stare in the mirror.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2021 Collection

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