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To complain or protest about something, typically in a weak or pathetic manner
“After his enforced departure from South Africa, Thatcher continued to bleat about the injustice he suffered.”
To utter a feeble cry
“When he did open his mouth it was not to roar like a lion but to bleat, softly as a calf.”
To make a weak, wavering cry, characteristic of sheep or goats
“The sheep would bleat in a particular way when they saw pictures of members of their own flock, and in a similar way when they saw a shepherd they knew well.”
To speak rapidly and unintelligibly, typically through fear or shock
Plural for the characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat
“Patty hurried toward the spot she had indicated, and soon heard the bleat of the missing animal.”
Plural for a complaint or expression of grievance, typically made in a weak or pathetic manner
“We were in an inflationary spiral, yet our board, listening to the bleat of a few oldsters, were reluctant to ask members to pay for value received.”
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