Bleating

//ˈbliːtɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 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. 1
    present participle and gerund of bleat form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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baabaableat

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"Peter succeeded in finding the lost sheep thanks to its bleating."

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