Meaning & use
Bleats
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Makes the plaintive, wavering cry characteristic of a sheep or goat.
See it in a sentence
The lost lamb bleats loudly for its mother across the field.
Every time the gate creaks, the old goat bleats in protest.
A note on using this word
"Bleats" is the third-person singular form of "bleat," a word that imitates the sound itself (onomatopoeia).
Words with a similar meaning
baascries
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Complains in a weak, whining voice.
He bleats about the traffic every single morning.
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