bleat

Only one of the castrati lived to record: Allesandro Moreschi, who sang with a plaintive, eerily haunting bleat, on discs made in the Sistine Chapel between 1902 and 1904.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The following discusses minor spoilers from "The Sheep Detectives," but don't worry — it doesn't include one bleat about who the killer is.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

Around him in the fenced-in yard, four goats bleat and 18 turkeys and more than 20 chickens peck at the grass.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023

At a recent rehearsal, despite clarinet squeaks and the occasional bleat of a rogue saxophone, almost every student was smiling, Sarah Diamond reports in The Times.

From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2022

Benefo gets comfortable in his seat and lounges as he watches the cows bleat, eat, and sleep.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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

Meanwhile, Michael Giacchino’s score soars between bleats of triumph and barbershop-chorus charm, a combination that can sound like an automobile show unveiling the first convertible with tail fins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025

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

Out in the fields, a sheep bleats in the pattering rain.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

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

Sing how it bloomed two and a half centuries ago on the slopes of Mount Olympus, while the goats bleated and the olives dropped.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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

Those juxtaposed scenes of bleating livestock and skinned carcasses still leave an impression, but they’re just one strand in a tapestry of threads, none of them given more importance than the others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2025

Sometimes at press conferences, we sound like bleating sheep.

From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2024

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

The sound of a bleating goat echoed behind her.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys