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Whether they are defending the Soviet Union or bleating for Saddam Hussein, liberals are always against America. They are either traitors or idiots, and on the matter of America's self-preservation, the difference is irrelevant.
Ann Coulter

Meaning of "bleating" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLEATING

bleating  [ˈbliːtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLEATING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bleating is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BLEATING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bleating

Onomatopoeia

An onomatopoeia (sometimes written as onomatopœia) ( pronunciation (US) (help·info), from the Greek ὀνοματοποιία; ὄνομα for "name" and ποιέω for "I make", adjectival form: "onomatopoeic" or "onomatopoetic") is a word that phonetically imitates, resembles or suggests the source of the sound that it describes. Onomatopoeia (as an uncountable noun) refers to the property of such words. Common occurrences of onomatopoeias include animal noises such as "oink", "meow", "roar" or "chirp". Onomatopoeias are not the same across all languages; they conform to some extent to the broader linguistic system they are part of; hence the sound of a clock may be tick tock in English, dī dā in Mandarin, or katchin katchin in Japanese. Although in the English language the term onomatopoeia means the imitation of a sound, in the Greek language the compound word onomatopoeia (ονοματοποιία) means "making or creating names". For words that imitate sounds the term Ηχομιμητικό (echomimetico or echomimetic) is used.

Definition of bleating in the English dictionary

The definition of bleating in the dictionary is making their characteristic cry. Other definition of bleating is complaining or talking in an ineffectual or foolish way.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLEATING


beating
ˈbiːtɪŋ
cheating
ˈtʃiːtɪŋ
competing
kəmˈpiːtɪŋ
computing
kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ
eating
ˈiːtɪŋ
fleeting
ˈfliːtɪŋ
greeting
ˈɡriːtɪŋ
heating
ˈhiːtɪŋ
Keating
ˈkiːtɪŋ
meat-eating
ˈmiːtˌiːtɪŋ
meeting
ˈmiːtɪŋ
nondepleting
ˌnɒndɪˈpliːtɪŋ
overeating
ˌəʊvərˈiːtɪŋ
overheating
ˌəʊvəˈhiːtɪŋ
repeating
rɪˈpiːtɪŋ
retreating
rɪˈtriːtɪŋ
seating
ˈsiːtɪŋ
sheeting
ˈʃiːtɪŋ
sweeting
ˈswiːtɪŋ
world-beating
ˈwɜːldˌbiːtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLEATING

bleachers
bleachery
bleaching powder
bleak
bleakish
bleakly
bleakness
blear
blear-eyed
bleared
blearier
bleariest
blearily
bleariness
bleary
bleary-eyed
Bleasdale
bleat
bleater
bleb

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLEATING

accounting
alternating
boating
calculating
coating
communicating
dating
decorating
devastating
fascinating
floating
frustrating
humiliating
incorporating
mating
operating
rating
rotating
skating
star rating
stimulating

Synonyms and antonyms of bleating in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BLEATING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bleating» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bleating
baa · beef · bellyache · bemoan · bewail · bitch · call · carp · complain · cry · find fault · fuss · grieve · gripe · groan · grouch · grouse · growl · grumble · kvetch · lament · maa · moan · put the boot in · whine · whinge

Translation of «bleating» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLEATING

Find out the translation of bleating to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bleating from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bleating» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

咩咩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

balido
570 millions of speakers

English

bleating
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मिमिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثغاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

блеяние
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

balido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bleating
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bêlement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bleating
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blöken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

bleating
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

울음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bleating
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

non kêu be be
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உளறுகிறாய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्लॅटिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

meleme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

belato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

beczenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мекання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

behăit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βέλασμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geblêr
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bräkande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

breking
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bleating

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLEATING»

The term «bleating» is normally little used and occupies the 113.994 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLEATING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bleating

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2 QUOTES WITH «BLEATING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bleating.
1
Ann Coulter
Whether they are defending the Soviet Union or bleating for Saddam Hussein, liberals are always against America. They are either traitors or idiots, and on the matter of America's self-preservation, the difference is irrelevant.
2
Felix Dennis
Overhead will eat you alive if not constantly viewed as a parasite to be exterminated. Never mind the bleating of those you employ. Hold out until mutiny is imminent before employing even a single additional member of staff. More startups are wrecked by overstaffing than by any other cause, bar failure to monitor cash flow.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLEATING»

Discover the use of bleating in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bleating and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Bleating of the Sheep and Other Essays
The. bleating. of. the. sheep. The Lord's orders for Saul were these: "Smite Amalek and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass." (1 Samuel 15:3).
Carol H. Demong, 2008
2
Bleating Hearts: The Hidden World of Animal Suffering
The Hidden World of Animal Suffering Mark Hawthorne. achievement of vision and voice. Carol J. Adams, author of The Sexual Politics of Meat I can't thinkofany recentbook that so comprehensively covers animal issuesand getsit so ...
Mark Hawthorne, 2013
3
Still Bleating about the Bush
Contains stories previously published in Bleating about the bush and Back at sundown, as well as new material.
Marie Mahood, 1997
4
Animal Lessons: How They Teach Us to Be Human
Heidegger claims that the bleating of the sheep is the object of “pure disinterested contemplation” (1999, 17). What is essential to the example of the sheep for Heidegger is the being of the sheep as such. Man says to the sheep, “ You are the ...
Kelly Oliver, 2013
5
Visual Thinking
"This bleating, which has made the liveliest impression on his mind and which freed itself from all other properties of sight and touch, stood forth and entered most deeply into his experience— 'Ah! You are the bleating one!' — and it remains ...
Rudolf Arnheim, 1969
6
On the Origin of Language
This bleating, which makes upon man's soul the strongest impression, which broke away from all the other qualities of vision and of touch, which sprang out and penetrated most deeply, the soul retains it. The sheep comes again. White soft ...
Alexander Gode, 1966
7
Murphy Station: A Memoir from the American South
She stuck close to it and kept her head down threatening us with a butt. Clay and I both knew this was mostly bluff. We kept moving toward her, and sure enough, as we approached she reluctantly moved up the fence line bleating for her lamb.
David Donovan, 2010
8
Gargantua and Pantagruel
Panurge having paid his Money, chose him out of all the Flock a fine topping Ram, and as he was hawling it along crying out and bleating, all the rest hearing and bleating in Consort star'd, to see whither their brother-Ram should be carried .
François Rabelais, Peter Anthony Motteux, 2005
9
The Walk
There is no "bleating" from other sheep that can compare to knowing the comfort of the shepherd's care. "His rod and His staff they comfort me." Any tool or instrument that the shepherd uses to comfort the sheep is very important to understand ...
Randy Bunyard, 2005
10
Toward a Psychology of Art: Collected Essays
THE. MYTH. OF. THE. BLEATING. LAMB. Not long ago, the American Council of Learned Societies invited its representatives at various colleges and universities to report on the state of the creative arts in their institutions. In his reply, one of ...
Rudolf Arnheim, 1966

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLEATING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bleating is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Gary the goat allowed to stay with his beloved roos
But he's not bleating about it and is just happy to be staying put: the south's newest celebrity will get to enjoy a peaceful life with his adopted ... «The Advertiser, Jul 15»
2
Just Like You, Russell Wilson Is Not Having Sex
The coupling they could make together would make whatever shapeless, bleating thrusts you're capable of look like two hefty bags settling on ... «Deadspin, Jul 15»
3
Sailing holidays: readers' tips, advice and recommendations
Other memories are of goats bleating day and night outside my uncle's home, picking fresh mangos from his farm and the mystery of the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
NME Magazine Is Going Free
But while detractors will be quick to gleefully pontificate on the magazine's transition to hand out publication—bleating about "LOL" a gratis ... «Noisey, Jul 15»
5
The real Starry Night
His bleating little calls had matured into a deeper voice. There were times when you could see the playful glint in those horizontal, mischievous ... «WoodwardNews.net, Jul 15»
6
On Resiliency, Risk and Cheese
The conversation quickly shifts beyond my knowledge of cheddars and blues into local varietals like Bleating Heart Cheese's Fat Bottom Girl, ... «Triple Pundit, Jul 15»
7
ON TARGET: Can't escape 'jingoistic, militaristic bleating'
To the casual observer, it would appear that Canada is facing an ever-increasing domestic terror threat. In less than one week, a total of six ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
8
Mountain 'cries for help' turn out to be goats bleating
Mountain rescuers in Snowdonia who responded to cries for help said no one appeared in distress - and the sounds were probably goats ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
9
Six best albums for walking
He's a singer-songwriter but far rom the usual sub-James Taylor bleating. His Latin-flavoured guitar-picking is adapted to an almost modernist ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
How 'vision' has messed up Europe
They saw economists as standing in the way of history, bleating jargon. When I became FT currency columnist in 1996, Mitterrand was already ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»

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