Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bleat

1 sense of bleat

Sense 1
bleat -- (the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this))
       => cry -- (the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bleat

2 senses of bleat

Sense 1
bleat -- (talk whiningly)
       => complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch -- (express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about")

Sense 2
bleat, blate, blat, baa -- (cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating")
       => utter, emit, let out, let loose -- (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand")

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