Bleating
/ˈbliːtɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A noise that bleats.
"And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?"
- 2 Inane or plaintive chatter.
"Both men seemed to enjoy these contests, always laced with the tension caused by constant government bleating about the ABC's left-wing bias."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of bleat form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Peter succeeded in finding the lost sheep thanks to its bleating."