blat

American  

[blat] / blæt /

verb (used without object)

blatted, blatting

1. bleat.

2. to make a loud or raucous noise.

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verb (used with object)

blatted, blatting

1. to utter loudly and indiscreetly; blurt.

noun

1. bleat.

blat British  

/ blæt /

verb

1. (intr) to cry out or bleat like a sheep

2. (tr) to utter indiscreetly in a loud voice

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Etymology

Origin of blat

1840–50; perhaps expressive variant of bleat; cf. blate ²

Example Sentences

The Sounders were jolted back into MLS play with an early ping and blat of the ball off the goal post and cross bar Saturday.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2022

Too, let us not forget the Metropolitans of 1910, whose victory was reported in this very blat on the 30th of June that year under the headline “Opera Ball Team Trounces Boston.”

From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2015

The ear that flinches at the diesel blat of a bus might recoil as much from the clang-rattle-crash of the old trolley.

From Time Magazine Archive

Suddenly came the frightened blat of Nelly's day-old calf.

From Time Magazine Archive

She makes a slide motion with her arms and blows a fake trombone blat through her lips.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari