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Bleating

Of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry; of a human, to mimic this sound.

📖 Definitions of "Bleating"

verb

1
Of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry; of a human, to mimic this sound.
2
Of a person, to complain.
"The last thing we need is to hear them bleating to us about organizational problems."

noun

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
baanoun	(onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep.
blatnoun	To talk inconsiderately; blab.
blateverb	(Scotland, Northern England) Bashful, sheepish.
baaingnoun	The bleating of a sheep.
brayingnoun	An act or sound of braying.
mewlingnoun	A sound that mewls.
blarenoun	A loud sound.
chatteringnoun	A noise that chatters.
blubbingnoun	Crying; whining; blubbering.
egophonynoun	(medicine) A bleating sound sometimes observed in patients with various lung conditions.
warblingnoun	A sound that warbles.
yowlingnoun	A sound that yowls.
pulingnoun	A whining or whimpering.
bellowingnoun	The sound produced when someone or something bellows
bleepernoun	An electronic device that makes a bleeping sound to obscure certain words, used to censor spoken dialogue.
bayingnoun	An instance of baying; a howl.
squealnoun	A high-pitched sound, such as the scream of a child or a female person, or noisy worn-down brake pads.
blubnoun	The act of blubbing.
aegophonynoun	Alternative form of egophony. [(medicine) A bleating sound sometimes observed in patients with various lung conditions.]
bellernoun	A surname.