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debleating

debleating is the present participle and gerund of debleat.

Meaning of debleat

Verb

debleat (third-person singular simple present debleats, present participle debleating, simple past and past participle debleated)

  1. (transitive) To devocalize (a goat).
    • The above operation is similarly performed to "debleat" goats when their vocal manifestations become objectionable to the community.1944, M.S.U. Veterinarian, volumes 5-6, page 24

Questions about debleating

What is debleating the present participle and gerund of?
Debleating is the present participle and gerund of debleat.

Words near debleating in the dictionary

  1. deblaterated
  2. deblaterates
  3. deblaterating
  4. debleat
  5. debleated
  6. debleating
  7. debleats
  8. deblend
  9. deblended
  10. deblending
  11. deblends

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