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bleatings

bleatings is the plural 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 bleatings

What is bleatings the plural of?
Bleatings is the plural of bleating.

Words near bleatings in the dictionary

  1. bleaters
  2. bleateth
  3. bleatin'
  4. bleating
  5. bleatingly
  6. bleatings
  7. bleats
  8. bleaty
  9. Bleau
  10. bleaugh
  11. bleaunt

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