bleat

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈbliːt/

Verb

derogatory informal

Japanese Meaning

（羊や山羊が）めえめえと鳴く / （人が）羊や山羊の鳴き声をまねる / （非公式かつ軽蔑的に）愚痴をこぼす、文句を言う

At dawn, the lambs began to bleat for their mother near the fence.

夜明けに、子羊たちは柵のそばで母親を求めてめえめえと鳴き始めた。

Sense（1）

Of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry; of a human, to mimic this sound.

In the year 1633, the Bridget Nuns, near Xanthus, behaved like sheep, jumping about and bleating continuously.

Sense（2）

(informal, derogatory) Of a person, to complain.

The last thing we need is to hear them bleating to us about organizational problems.

bleats

（ present singular third-person ）

bleating

（ participle present ）

bleated

（ participle past ）

bleated

（ past ）