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Get to know Bleat better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like cry or emit.

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Bleat in a sentence

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Bleat | Bleating | Bleated | Bleats

Bleat meaning

The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.

Synonyms of Bleat

cry let out emit utter baa blat blate kvetch quetch sound off plain kick complain let loose

Related words

Other words often associated with Bleat or its synonyms:

cheer stark release charge hit gripe impart unadorned austere play gross shout

Using Bleat

  • The main meaning on this page is: The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.
  • Useful related words include: cry, let out, emit, utter.
  • In the example corpus, bleat often appears in combinations such as: bleat that, to bleat.

Context around Bleat

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

ceasefire 1× merinos 1× extended 1× english 1×

Often after:

hypocritically 1× morning 1× sexy 1× burger 1×

Sentence patterns with Bleat

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a ceasefire bleat morning joe 1× an extended bleat about certain 1× can only bleat hypocritically 1× courtship and bleat by infants 1× is english bleat for the 1× merinos bleat in the 1× need to bleat on about 1× people who bleat the loudest 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as the vocal 1× last week s 1× merinos bleat in 1× nathan jachimowicz managing 1× one example is 1× people who go 1×

Common sentence endings:

and guests alike 1× calling unnecessary strikes 1× gets to work 1× infants under stress 1× or in distress 1× referendums they bleat 1×

Words around Bleat

Just before it in the word index:

blease 3 bleary 15 blears 2 blean 2 bleakness 11 bleakly 8

Just after it in the word index:

bleated 3 bleating 15 bleats 3 bleau 2 blebbing 2 blech 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 18 abai 18 abass 18 abatements 18 abdulfatah 18 abebe 18

Corpus analysis for Bleat

  • In this selection, "bleat" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ceasefire, merinos, extended, hypocritically, morning and sexy stand out and add context to how "bleat" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a ceasefire bleat morning joe and an extended bleat about certain. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "bleat" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with bleat

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

China can only bleat hypocritically. (5 words)

What if we keep having to have referendums? they bleat. (10 words)

Pups will also bleat or bark when playing or in distress. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

One example is English "bleat" for the sheep noise: in medieval times it was pronounced approximately as "blairt" (but without an R-component), or "blet" with the vowel drawled, which is much more accurate as onomatopoeia than the modern pronunciation. (40 words)

When ordinary people comment about the shocking sentences meted out on the perpetrators of crime there will always be hysterical lawyers who will bleat that those who know nothing of the law should keep their mouths shut. (37 words)

Seriously, has anyone ever noticed that the people who bleat the loudest about New York and California being so hostile to business are the same people who choose to make their money in New York and California? (37 words)

Question examples

Seriously, has anyone ever noticed that the people who bleat the loudest about New York and California being so hostile to business are the same people who choose to make their money in New York and California? (37 words)

Example sentences (14)

When ordinary people comment about the shocking sentences meted out on the perpetrators of crime there will always be hysterical lawyers who will bleat that those who know nothing of the law should keep their mouths shut.

China can only bleat hypocritically.

If only the Israelis would agree to a ceasefire, bleat “Morning Joe” hosts and guests alike.

Seriously, has anyone ever noticed that the people who bleat the loudest about New York and California being so hostile to business are the same people who choose to make their money in New York and California?

The “service” was full of fake female profiles with chatbots trained to bleat sexy talk with winking emojis because there weren’t enough women signing up.

Merinos bleat in the yards, and the shearing machines buzz inside the woolshed as the crew gets to work.

People who go into attention-seeking professions often bleat that they are ‘very private people’.

What if we keep having to have referendums? they bleat.

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Last week’s response to the strikes was an extended bleat about “certain competitor airline crew, unions and lobby groups” that he says are “conspiring” to damage Ryanair’s business by calling “unnecessary” strikes.

Nathan Jachimowicz, managing partner of Peterson’s Tavern, said the BLEAT burger is one of the most popular items on the menu and incorporates a variety of flavors within one bun.

So no worries about range anxiety, in reality and we don’t even need to bleat on about that.

As the vocal cords are poorly developed, vocal communication is mainly restricted to three sounds - "chuff" (contact calls used by both sexes), "moan" (by females during courtship) and "bleat" (by infants under stress).

One example is English "bleat" for the sheep noise: in medieval times it was pronounced approximately as "blairt" (but without an R-component), or "blet" with the vowel drawled, which is much more accurate as onomatopoeia than the modern pronunciation.

Pups will also bleat or bark when playing or in distress.

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Common combinations with bleat

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "bleat" in a sentence?
An example: "When ordinary people comment about the shocking sentences meted out on the perpetrators of crime there will always be hysterical lawyers who will bleat that those who know nothing of the law should keep their mouths shut." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "bleat" from authentic English texts.
What does "bleat" mean?
Bleat means: The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.
What are synonyms of "bleat"?
Common synonyms of "bleat" include: cry, let out, emit, utter, baa, blat, blate, kvetch. Plus 6 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "bleat" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "bleat", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.