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
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 reportedly watches hours of cable news every day, and frequently complains about coverage in real time.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
  • 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
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
  • Sobs and screams split the air.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Visitors report hearing faint voices and screams when inside the room.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The guy even cries a bit after winning, hoping to make his family at home proud.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
  • To test how adults respond, scientists played 23 different recordings of baby cries to 41 men and women with little to no infant-care experience.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There are allegations toilets have been left uncleaned, bins unemptied, and pitch perimeters worn and littered, with complaints made that there are not enough maintenance staff employed to maintain standards.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The civil complaints detail past fatal incidents involving occupants becoming trapped inside Cybertrucks.
    Jennifer Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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