bleat

Example Sentences

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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

The two delight in discovering each other’s cultural differences, even if the alien is occasionally bossy and annoying, say when Rocky bleats “Dirty! Dirty!” upon entering Grace’s astral man cave.

From Los Angeles Times

There was a collective tittering in the streetcar as Russell bleated his horn a few more times.

From Literature

With his inane bleating on television about taking over the world, Graham sounded unhinged.

From Salon

I fed Milk and Nothing and the chickens, and they all bleated and brayed and clucked at me for more.

From Literature