bleating

Etymology

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of bleat

noun

  1. A noise that bleats.
    And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? 1611, The Bible, 1 Samuel 15:14
  2. Inane or plaintive chatter.
    Both men seemed to enjoy these contests, always laced with the tension caused by constant government bleating about the ABC's left-wing bias. 2008, Wayne Errington, Peter Van Onselen, John Winston Howard: The Definitive Biography, page 317

Attribution / Disclaimer All definitions come directly from Wiktionary using the Wiktextract library. We do not edit or curate the definitions for any words, if you feel the definition listed is incorrect or offensive please suggest modifications directly to the source (wiktionary/bleating), any changes made to the source will update on this page periodically.