bleat
verb/bliːt/
/bliːt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they bleat | /bliːt/ /bliːt/ |
| he / she / it bleats | /bliːts/ /bliːts/ |
| past simple bleated | /ˈbliːtɪd/ /ˈbliːtɪd/ |
| past participle bleated | /ˈbliːtɪd/ /ˈbliːtɪd/ |
| -ing form bleating | /ˈbliːtɪŋ/ /ˈbliːtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to make the sound that sheep and goats make
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- [intransitive, transitive] bleat (on) (about something) | bleat that… | + speech to speak in a weak or complaining voice
- ‘But I've only just got here,’ he bleated feebly.
Word OriginOld English blǣtan, of imitative origin.
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