bleat
part of speech
verb (bleat, bleats, bleated, bleating); noun (a bleat, bleats)
meaning for a pupil
1) The shaky «baa» sound a sheep, lamb or goat makes. tree →
2) To make that sound. tree →
3) (informal) To complain in a weak, whining way, as in «stop bleating about it». tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Samuel hears the sheep that Saul kept, which proves Saul disobeyed God's command. Tradition notes that the animals themselves reveal the truth. In the primary lessons: In science and farm lessons it is the name of the sheep's and goat's call (like a dog barks and a cow moos). In stories it tells the reader there are sheep nearby or that a character is moaning in a feeble way. Phrases: «bleat on about».
examples
- And Samuel said: 'What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?' (Prophets 1SA.15.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- The lambs bleated for their mothers. tree →
- We heard the bleat of a goat in the field. tree →
- A sheep bleats, a dog barks and a cow moos. tree →
- The little lamb gave a sad bleat. tree →
- Stop bleating about your homework and just do it! (informal) tree →
- The goats bleated when the farmer brought hay. tree →
- He bleated that it was not fair. tree →
note
Regular verb: bleated, bleating. Countable noun: a bleat. Rhymes with «sheet». Animal sounds: sheep and goats bleat, horses neigh, pigs oink or grunt, ducks quack.
Trees and pragmatics
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