verb
- to make the cry of a sheep or goat
- to complain in a weak or annoying way
Usage: informal
noun
- the cry of a sheep or goat
Examples
- The sheep bleated loudly in the pasture.
- Baby goats bleat when they’re separated from their mothers.
- Stop bleating about the weather and put on a coat.
- She bleated constantly about her workload.
- We heard the bleat of lambs across the field.
- The goat’s bleat echoed through the barn.