bleat

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbliːt/

Noun

bleat (plural bleats)

1. The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.

Synonyms

• (sheep's cry) baa, baaing, bleating

Translations

• French: (sheep's cry) bêlement, (goat's cry) bêlement, béguètement
• German: Blöken
• Italian: belato
• Portuguese: balido
• Russian: бле́янье
• Spanish: sheep's bleat balido

Verb

bleat (bleats, present participle bleating; past and past participle bleated)

1. Of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry; of a human, to mimic this sound.
2. (informal, derogatory) Of a person, to complain.

   The last thing we need is to hear them bleating to us about organizational problems.

Synonyms

• (make the characteristic cry of a sheep or goat) baa
• (complain) kvetch (US), moan, whinge (UK), whine

Translations

• French: (sheep or goat) bêler, (goat) bégueter, chevroter
• German: blöken
• Italian: belare
• Portuguese: balir
• Russian: бле́ять
• Spanish: balar

Translations

• French: rouspéter
• German: blöken
• Russian: бле́ять

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