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Meaning of Bleating | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈbliːtɪŋ

Definitions

  1. A noise that bleats.
  2. Inane or plaintive chatter.

Equivalents

العربية الثّغاء
Čeština blekot
हिन्दी में
Русский блеяние

Examples

“And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?”
“Both men seemed to enjoy these contests, always laced with the tension caused by constant government bleating about the ABC's left-wing bias.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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