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plural of bleat

bleats

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bleat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleats
Verb
  • There has been a consistent pattern with Florida football where a group of Gators fans complains about the current head coach, sportswriters mock them for having unrealistic expectations, and then those fans turn out to be totally correct.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Roman complains about pain in his feet, and Dennis offers him a foot massage.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Rather than let his boy be torn apart by terrible creatures in the mist, David uses a gun to mercy-kill them all and screams in anguish because there isn't a bullet left for him.
    James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Mom screams like a rabid animal.
    Dr. Sue Varma, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When Henry is gone, Seema cries.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Faustus cries, as demons, closing the deal, prepare to pull him down to the pit.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Labour government has attempted to tame resentment by catering to the public’s most prominent complaints, particularly immigration.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Participating buyers agree to purchase produce from farms that adhere to the program’s stringent set of protections for workers, let workers be informed about their rights by the CIW and allow independent auditors to investigate complaints from their fields.
    Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Apologies and laments and longing are woven throughout the album, but the speaker doesn’t ask anything of anyone that comes across as especially loud.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
  • As is so often the case when a Connecticut business closes, customers shared laments on social media.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Bleats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleats. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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