Definition of "bleat" [bleat]

• The characteristic cry of a goat or sheep. (noun)
• A sound similar to this cry. (noun)
• A whining, feeble complaint. (noun)
• To utter the characteristic cry of a goat or sheep. (verb-intransitive)
• To utter a sound similar to this cry, especially a whine. (verb-intransitive)

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• "I don't know if you care or not but a great doe bleat is Primos Original Can Doe in estrus"
• "This consists in imitating, with a small instrument called a bleat, the cry of the fawn, so as to lure the doe within reach of the rifle."
• "I say occasionally because the majority of what I tweet (some would say "bleat") covers subjects near and dear to my sophomoric soul: genitals, bowel movements or just plain obscure references to even more obscure behavior both real and fictional that I (and my cadre of equally depraved followers) find amusing."