bleat
verb (used without object)
to utter the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf or a sound resembling such a cry.
have bleated
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present perfectof bleat.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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I have bleated on about it a lot but that is the sort of thing that will make a significant difference to the England side.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2023
Olanna thought about Chief Okonji and wondered if he too was said to have bleated like a goat before he died.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“If I had known, I should have bleated it out, fool that I am!”
From The Master's Violin by Myrtle Reed
Come, my dear Faustulus," he cried, "you have bleated long enough.
From Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro by Fairfax Harrison
