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Recent Examples of bleat
Noun
While does and young deer utter a sheep-like bleat to communicate with each other, this sound is relatively quiet; under most conditions, these sounds are audible from only a short distance. Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023 This phase is the perfect time to get your hands on a grunt tube, a bleat can, and rattling antlers—and be ready to use them. Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 6 Sep. 2023
Verb
Their bleating cry is as much the music of these green mountains as the shrill call of the oystercatchers, the Faroes' noisy national bird. Tim Ecott, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2023 Danielle Brooks asks, speaking for all of us after a pink sheep bleats a greeting. Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for bleat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleat
Noun
  • Fritz revved the engine, a desperate, needling whine, and the vessel lurched down the airstrip, the chute billowing awake behind him.
    Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Families fall asleep to the thump of nearby airstrikes and the constant whine of an Israeli drone overhead.
    Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Appeals court rules Trump can implement anti-DEI executive orders for now In address about vision for DOJ, Trump complains about prior probes In: Joe Biden Donald Trump January 6 Melissa Quinn Melissa Quinn is a politics reporter for CBSNews.com.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Fix Problems Many of us like to complain about broken systems, inefficient processes, or other things that annoy us at work.
    Joseph Liu, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • My poor mother was reduced to a whimpering mess . . .
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Pancho, a heavy-bodied Airedale, whimpered and rubbed against my leg with the expectation of excitement to come.
    Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • None of these moans are intended to dismiss the importance of clever in-jokes and references to past adventures.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Tonally registering as if carved from a medium-hard piece of oak, his transparent deliveries — mellow whispers, conversational assertions, longing moans, resolute cries — served as effective vessels for those character sketches and autobiographical reflections.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Every frequent flier has been there: the seat that doesn’t tilt back, the screaming kids, the sprint between terminals for the connecting flight, and relief at baggage claim that your luggage actually made it.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2025
  • And of course, 102 acres on the Pacific Ocean just screams location, location, ad infinitum.
    David Weiss, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Although anyone can injure a baby in a moment of frustration, most prevention research has focused specifically on helping parents understand why infants cry or become fussy.
    Lori Frasier, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Catch up on last week: Carrie Underwood cries, Backstreet Boy duets with son in 'Idol' premiereNeed a break?
    KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Additionally, Daughtry drew scrutiny after his elevation to become deputy commissioner, a civilian position, resulted in the Civilian Complaint Review Board dropping three complaints of misconduct against him last year on the basis that the panel only has oversight of uniformed officers.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
  • At the request of residents, ombudsmen work with residents, family members, administrators and other to resolve complaints of residents.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Ally and Jay are both sarcastic, too — their best lines are muttered under their breaths — and their repartee becomes more interesting than the bloody theatrics.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
  • But unlike France — which has both Napoleonic history and darkly muttering existentialists wandering the streets of Paris to remind everyone just how bad things can get — we Americans have no natural immunity.
    Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2025

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