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blatting

blatting is the present participle and gerund of blat.

Meaning of blat

Verb

blat (third-person singular simple present blats, present participle blatting, simple past and past participle blatted)

  1. (intransitive) To cry, as a calf, sheep, or goat.
    • Near-synonym: baa (sheep or goat)
    Synonyms:
    bleat, baa
  2. (intransitive) To make a senseless noise.
    • A moment later the engine roared into life. Exhaust blatted through the straight-pipes; people stopped on the street to look.1991, Stephen King, Needful Things
  3. To talk inconsiderately; blab.
  4. To produce an overrich or overblown sound on a brass instrument such as a trumpet, trombone, or tuba.
  5. (transitive) To utter loudly or foolishly; blurt.

See all 7 meanings of blat

Questions about blatting

What is blatting the present participle and gerund of?
Blatting is the present participle and gerund of blat.

Words near blatting in the dictionary

  1. blatters
  2. blatticide
  3. blatticides
  4. blattid
  5. blattids
  6. blatting
  7. blattinine
  8. blattisociid
  9. blattisociids
  10. Blattner
  11. Blattnerphone

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