noun
bleating
BLEE-tihng
noun
1
The sound of an animal bleating, or complaining chatter that resembles it.
"The bleating of the flock woke them at dawn."
"Nobody paid attention to his constant bleating about the schedule."
How to Use Bleating
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe noise sheep/goats make, or whiny human complaining used dismissively.
Common pairings
constant bleating
sheep bleating
Word Forms
bleatings plural
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