bleat
The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goatThe characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.
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» The goats bleated in the barn.
Die Ziegen meckerten im Stall. — Sudajaengi
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1 senses(onomatopoeic)The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.
Blöken
бле́яньеbléjanʹje, бле́яниеbléjanije
- the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this)
Examples
33 sentencesThe goats bleated in the barn.
deDie Ziegen meckerten im Stall. — Sudajaengi
The goats were bleating in the barn.
deDie Ziegen meckerten im Stall. — Sudajaengi
The goat bleated loudly to get attention.
Benedito heard a goat bleating and went to investigate.
Peter succeeded in finding the lost sheep thanks to its bleating.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English bleten, from Old English blǣtan (“to bleat”), from Proto-West GermanicFrom 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”).
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