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bleating noun [ ˈbliːtɪŋ ]

• the weak, wavering crying of a sheep, goat, or calf.
• "the plaintive bleating of sheep"

bleat verb

• (of a sheep, goat, or calf) make a characteristic weak, wavering cry.
• "the lamb was bleating weakly"
Similar: baa, maa, cry, call, blat,
Origin: Old English blǣtan, of imitative origin.


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