Synonyms of bleating

bleating

verb

present participle of bleat

1

as in complaining

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely

as far as the slumlord was concerned, the unhappy tenants were just bleating about nothing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complaining
• screaming
• whining
• moaning
• muttering
• whimpering
• squawking
• growling
• grumbling
• worrying
• squealing
• hollering
• yammering
• wailing
• bitching
• murmuring
• crying
• grousing
• keening
• kicking
• whinging
• carping
• griping
• yowling
• grizzling
• caterwauling
• nagging
• bellyaching
• yawping
• beefing
• repining
• inveighing
• grouching
• kvetching
• maundering
• crabbing
• protesting
• croaking
• grumping
• fussing
• sobbing
• kicking up a fuss
• quarreling (with)
• blubbering
• objecting (to)
• quibbling
• fretting
• lamenting
• caviling
• stewing
• bewailing
• bemoaning
• deploring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoicing
• delighting
• crowing
• accepting
• enduring
• taking
• bearing
• tolerating
• cheering
• applauding
• commending
• countenancing

2

as in whimpering

to utter feeble plaintive cries

the baby bleated softly as he woke up, then smiled

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whimpering
• crying
• sobbing
• moaning
• mewling
• whining
• puling
• weeping
• sniveling
• snuffling
• mumbling
• blubbering
• sniffling
• groaning
• bawling
• yelping
• squeaking
• murmuring
• muttering
• sighing
• peeping
• blubbing
• fussing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• screaming
• shrieking
• screeching
• squealing
• wailing
• howling
• squalling
• calling
• squawking
• yowling
• bellowing
• roaring
• caterwauling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bleating

However, the animals did survive and seemed set on helping their family survive too, repeatedly bleating and stomping on the debris covering the bunker. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026

Players started bleating, serenading James with sounds deserving of the GOAT — greatest of all time. — Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026

Justin Fletcher returns as the bleating voice of Shaun and the flock, joined by John Sparkes, and Kate Harbour as voice talent in the dialog-free feature. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026

When Sneaky Snook in his mail truck happened upon the wreckage near the boundary of Meredith Downs, sheep were scattered along the roadside and the fence, bleating, dazed. — Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026

Here came Corgan, bleating a ballad that was genuinely moving, and people wanted to hear it. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026

The man sitting in front of me—rugged, with a fine Rockwell Kent profile—tips forward and begins to emit gentle, bleating snores. — James Parker, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026

And when her furry black-and-white friend follows her — bleating at her heels, eager for more affection — Kusimayu keeps walking. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Dec. 2025

But working with Stockholm Drain Gang veteran Bladee on the remix turns the song into a hyper-pop boss fight, with frenetic and bleating synths piling on the duo’s vocals. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025