1. in a manner characterized by bleating; with a bleating sound or quality
Usage: often used to describe speech or utterance that is weak, plaintive, or resembles the cry of a sheep or goat

Examples

• He spoke bleatingly about his grievances, his voice wavering and uncertain.
• The child cried bleatingly for her mother in the crowded store.
• She bleatingly protested the unfair decision, but no one took her seriously.
• The old man bleatingly complained about the weather to anyone who would listen.
• He answered bleatingly, as if unsure of his own words.