bleat
/bliːt/
verb
- To make the characteristic cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- We could hear the goats bleating in the barn from across the field.
- The lamb bleated loudly when it got separated from its mother.
- The newborn calf bleated weakly as the farmer approached.
- To speak or complain in a weak, whining, or foolish way.
- He kept bleating about how unfair the test was, but he hadn't studied.
- The customer bleated about the long wait, even though the restaurant was packed.
- Stop bleating and just get the work done.
noun
- The cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- The farmer recognized the bleat of his favorite goat.
- The bleat of the sheep echoed across the hillside.
- A soft bleat came from the pen as the ewe called her lamb.
- A weak, whining complaint or remark.
- She let out a bleat of protest when asked to do the dishes.
- His constant bleat about the weather was getting on everyone's nerves.
- The meeting was full of bleats about the new policy.