bleat
verb (used without object)
to utter the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf or a sound resembling such a cry.
have been bleating
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present perfect progressiveof bleat.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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It must have been bleating all along, only we couldn’t hear it before.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
