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bleatin'

bleatin' is the pronunciation spelling of bleating.

Meaning of bleating

Noun

bleating (plural bleatings)

  1. A noise that bleats.
    • And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?1611, The Bible, 1 Samuel 15:14
  2. Inane or plaintive chatter.
    • Both men seemed to enjoy these contests, always laced with the tension caused by constant government bleating about the ABC's left-wing bias.2008, Wayne Errington, Peter Van Onselen, John Winston Howard: The Definitive Biography, page 317

Questions about bleatin'

What is bleatin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Bleatin' is the pronunciation spelling of bleating.

Words near bleatin' in the dictionary

  1. bleat
  2. bleated
  3. bleater
  4. bleaters
  5. bleateth
  6. bleatin'
  7. bleating
  8. bleatingly
  9. bleatings
  10. bleats
  11. bleaty

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