bleating

present participle of bleat

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bleating The right is being horrifyingly plain in bleating their bigotry, but they’re also lost in linguistic obscurities. James Folta, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleating
Verb
  • DeWanna Bonner earned a technical foul with six minutes remaining for complaining after a no-call on a second-chance attempt.
    Ben Pickman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Not that Siegler is complaining.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Obviously, there is a bird on the hood, the screaming chicken.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Pointed gestures toward the lingering tension between Japan and Korea — and between those two countries and the rest of the planet — are drowned out by tiresome bickering and exaggerated gags, like a meaningful conversation swallowed into the sound of an airplane engine screaming overhead.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a clip shared exclusively with PEOPLE, Van Dyke recalled crying when the Sherman Brothers first played the now-iconic songs for him.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • At one point during the hearing, Richards pleaded for a tissue and began crying while recalling a particularly abusive event in May.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez , Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The floor buffers come out, whining like jet engines in the hallways, erasing over a month’s worth of shoe scuffs that made the place look like the dasher boards at the hockey rink.
    Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
  • While there is anecdotal evidence that suggests dogs display addictive-like behaviors towards their toys, such as whining if a toy is out of reach or playing despite being injured, this study put it to the test.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There’s something moaning in the background.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The deputies ultimately roll him over before putting on handcuffs as Mull can be heard moaning in pain.
    Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • My husband has been muttering in a loop about tuition, books, food, and transportation to and from home to campus.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 15 Sep. 2025
  • He was also heard muttering expletives down the stretch, visibly battling the heat and pressure.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025

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“Bleating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleating. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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