bleating

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bleating

  • /ˈbliːtɪŋ/
  • /ˈblitɪŋ/ US
  • [ˈbliɾɪŋ] US

Sounds like bleeding (with /t/-flapping) · Rhymes with -iːtɪŋ

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of bleat

noun bleatings

  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.

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noun a noise that bleats

Русскийбле́яние bléjanije

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@misc{bleating_2026,
  title = {bleating},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bleating},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}