bleat
Example Sentences
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Benefo gets comfortable in his seat and lounges as he watches the cows bleat, eat, and sleep.
From Literature
Trombones bleat, a tuba bellows, drums are the heart.
From Salon
Come nightfall, the eerie silence is often pierced by the woeful bleat of a wandering burro.
From Los Angeles Times
The stock market that came in like a roaring lion at the start of the 1920s went out like a bleating lamb at decade’s end.
From Salon
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.