to bleat
3
7.7
- verb
- /blit/
:
quejarse
- Don't let her bleating bother you.
- bleated voice
- bleated again
I've never bleated about it, but it is.
- I've never bleated about it, but it is.
- Again, we'll come back to the DNA thing where it's just a natural thing for people to try and bleat.
Examples
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Here on the blog, they follow each other around bleating "idiot" "idiot" whenever words of wisdom are presented for their edification.
Blog text (29) -
"Yes," she bleated, putting everything she had into the subterfuge of her voice.
Fiction book (1997) -
It's all they ever bleat about.
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I've never bleated about it, but it is.
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You've been bleating on about how sad you are about losing your job... and what's your solution?
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The station public-address system bleated and blared.
Fiction book (1999) -
"I do," I bleated.
Fiction book (1994) -
A lone gull was circling, bleating out complaints about the changeless food.
Fiction book (1995) -
Around me, a few office phones bleated unanswered in a dozen dark offices and rang from the vacant desks.
Fiction book (1996) -
He tends to bleat about his problems rather than taking action to solve them.
Synonyms
211
2.8
To complain in a high, annoying voice
140
3.7
To speak quietly so others cannot hear, often to complain
41
3.7
To complain quietly in a low voice
8
9.6
To complain a lot in an annoying way
6
4.1
To complain quietly about something you do not like
4
6.3
To make quiet complaining sounds under your breath
4
9.9
To complain a lot about small things and annoy others
3
7.9
To keep saying you are unhappy about something
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember bleat is to think of someone 'baaing' like a lamb when they complain; to bleat means to speak in a weak, whining way that sounds like that animal cry.