bleat
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Utter it audibly, and someone within earshot might bleat, “Ugh.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2024
This is how Shiv, Kendall and Rome end up watching Connor bleat a forlorn cover of Marissa Nadler's "Famous Blue Raincoat" as Logan descends from on high to invade their musical bunker.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2023
Despite clarinet squeaks and the occasional bleat of a rogue saxophone, almost every student was smiling.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2022
There are those cute rodents that scurry about and delightful little donut-rolling sheep that exist only to bleat at you as you zip by them on Torrent.
From The Verge ● Mar. 11, 2022
Harry did not know what to think, what to believe: He wanted the truth, and yet all Doge did was sit there and bleat feebly that Ariana had been ill.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Like all the other animals, he expresses himself through bleats, grunts and hugely dynamic facial expressions - which is part of his global appeal.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
A heavy quiet hangs over Theofilou's farm in the absence of the bleats from the sheep and the tinkle of their bells.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
Sixty Nigerian dwarf goats are taking turns crashing their horns against wooden stalls while unleashing a cacophony of bleats, groans, and retching wails that make it nearly impossible to hold a conversation.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 7, 2023
The New York media bleats endlessly about what makes for a “true Yankee.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
Distant horns honked—reassuring bleats that the men were still being held back.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
The animals bleated from behind a wooden fence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2025
Ms Turner told the Northern Times it bleated out to her and fellow kayakers.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2023
One of the 19 animals who survived bleated as Raptis grabbed its face to reveal the burns on its ear.
From Reuters ● Sep. 3, 2023
Goats bleated in the distance, while swallows and myna birds darted out of the palm trees.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2016
Polyphemus bleated just like his sheep, and swung at me with his tree.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
The bleating trumpet on the following “Before I Knew” recalls Mark Isham’s work on the horn when he was in Van Morrison’s band in the early ’80s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
With his inane bleating on television about taking over the world, Graham sounded unhinged.
From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2026
At the top, a spacious bungalow stands next to a large shed, full of bleating sheep smothering the strains of pop music from a radio.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2024
He sometimes makes loud bleating noises and has his small dog in tow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
I was afraid he would start bleating, or worse, start eating the linoleum.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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