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bleated Definition


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bleat
verb bleated, bleating
    intr
    1. To cry like a sheep, goat or calf.
    tr & intr
    2. To speak or say it foolishly and in a weak high voice.
      Form: bleat something out (usually)
    intr
    3. colloq
      To complain whiningly about it.
      Form: bleat on about something (sometimes)
Derivative: bleating
noun, adj
    Etymology: Anglo-Saxon blætan.



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