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📚 verb • entry_id 7946

bleat

/ˈbliːt/
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
balar
Of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry of baas; of a human, to mimic this sound.
In the year 1633, the Bridget Nuns, near Xanthus, behaved like sheep, jumping about and bleating continuously.
Phrases
debleatoutbleat
Word forms
blaitblatebleatedbleatedbleatingbleats