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bleat

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈbliːt/Part of speech verb, nounSorted abeltStarts with BEnds with T0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. cry plaintively

Word origin

From Middle English bleten, from Old English blǣtan (“to bleat”), from Proto-West Germanic *blātijan, from Proto-Germanic *blētijaną (“to bleat”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to howl, cry, bleat”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to make a loud noise”).

Used in a sentence

  • Near-synonym: baa (sheep and goat)
  • In the year 1633, the Bridget Nuns, near Xanthus, behaved like sheep, jumping about and bleating continuously.
  • Near-synonyms: kvetch, moan, whinge, whine, holler

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