bleats 1 of 2

plural of bleat

bleats

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bleat

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bleats
Noun
Busting out a box of instruments that turned the room into a riot of noise, Sheeran then encourage each student to share their unique sound into the mic, from saxophone bleats to fart sounds. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025 Not all Republicans agreed, but their bleats of complaint hardly suggested a Congress that had finally found the moment to reassert its institutional prerogatives. Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleats
Verb
  • The president calls his wife and complains about the sole of his shoe before heading off to a girls’ basketball event with Angel Reese.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In addition, Alabama complains that the Times gave the school only four hours to respond to the story before it was published; this also coincided with the team getting ready to start the tournament.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Stein’s bedroom adjoined the room where Dodge would visit her lover at night; kept awake by the murmurings and moans, Stein lit a candle and composed a portrait of her host.
    Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Most of these are held in a tent, from which loud, ecstatic moans can be heard for seemingly miles around.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The wide-leg pants have just the right amount of stretch and come in a trendy brown shade that screams autumnal fashion.
    Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
  • From the inside out, this bag screams quality.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The majority of the action, however, unfolds in a claustrophobic one-shot inside a tent, with our heroes quaking at the whoops and cries surrounding them.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The viral recording also captured her emotions, screams and cries throughout the intense labor process.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Tension between Lorincz and the rest of the neighborhood began with her frequent complaints to the police about local children playing near her home.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The incidents began in early 2021, when Lorincz called the police half a dozen times with complaints about Owens' children.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The poem ends with the hero’s burial and the laments of his followers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stopped holding coordination calls on H5N1 with health providers this spring — a change Chin-Hong laments.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Bleats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleats. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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