| VERB | communication | bleat | talk / talk whiningly |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | bleat, blate, blat, baa | cry plaintively | |
| NOUN | event | bleat | the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this) |
| Meaning | The sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this). | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | cry | The characteristic utterance of an animal |
| Spanish | balido | |
| Catalan | bel | |
| Verbs | bleat | cry plaintively |
| Meaning | talk / talk whiningly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch | Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness |
| Spanish | gimotear | |
| Meaning | cry plaintively. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | You can hear animals bleat in the meadows; The meadows bleat with animals | |
| Example | "The lambs were bleating" | |
| Synonyms | blate, blat, baa | |
| Broader | utter, emit, let out, let loose | Express audibly |
| Spanish | balar, gimotear | |
| Catalan | begallar, belar | |
| Nouns | bleat | the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this) |
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