1 [V] to make the sound that sheep and goats make
2 ~ (on) (about sth) to speak in a weak or complaining voice:
[Vspeech] 'But I've only just got here,' he bleated feebly. [also Vthat, V]
bleat noun:
The lamb gave a faint bleat.
bleating noun [U,C]:
the distant bleating of sheep
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is bleat a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, bleat is tagged as verb.
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