| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To cry, neigh, bawl, clamour or scream.[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Present participle conjugation of the verb bleat.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (bleat) |
1. Talk whiningly.[Wordnet]. 2. Cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating".[Wordnet]. 3. To make the noise of, or one like that of, a sheep; to cry like a sheep or calf.[Websters]. 4. Base verb from the following inflections: bleating, bleated, bleats, bleater, bleaters, bleatingly and bleatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun | 1. The cry of, or as of, a sheep.[Websters]. | |
| Adjective | 1. Crying as a sheep does.[Websters]. | |
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Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. |
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Date "Bleating" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Dream Interpretation | To hear young animals bleating in your dreams, foretells that you will have new duties and cares, though not necessarily unpleasant ones. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... | ||
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| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Bleating cheat | Slang in 1811 | 1: BLEATING CHEAT. A sheep. Cant. 2: BLEATING RIG. Sheep stealing. Cant. 3: RUM BLEATING CHEAT. A fat wether sheep. CANT. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: BLEATING | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Bleating Tree Frog | 7 | Bleating Tree Frog | 7 | |
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Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Al Arabiya | ثغاء (bleat, bleating), ثُغَاء (bleat, bleating, baa, baaed, baaing), مَأْمَأَ (baa, baaed, baaing, baas, bleat), ثاغ (bleating). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | ثغاء (bleat, bleating), ثُغَاء (bleat, bleating, baa, baaed, baaing), مَأْمَأَ (baa, baaed, baaing, baas, bleat), ثاغ (bleating). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Albanian | blegërues (bleating). Additional references: Albanian, Turkey (Europe), bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | ثغاء (bleat, bleating), ثُغَاء (bleat, bleating, baa, baaed, baaing), مَأْمَأَ (baa, baaed, baaing, baas, bleat), ثاغ (bleating). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arnaut | blegërues (bleating). Additional references: Arnaut, Turkey (Europe), bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Birahui | gârrâra (bleating). Additional references: Birahui, Pakistan, Afghanistan, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bohemian | mekot (baa, bleat, bleating), mečení (bleat, bleating), bečení (bleat, baa, baaing, bleating), bečící (bleating). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brahui | gârrâra (bleating). Additional references: Brahui, Pakistan, Afghanistan, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brahuidi | gârrâra (bleating). Additional references: Brahuidi, Pakistan, Afghanistan, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brahuigi | gârrâra (bleating). Additional references: Brahuigi, Pakistan, Afghanistan, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | bleating (bleating). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cestina | mekot (baa, bleat, bleating), mečení (bleat, bleating), bečení (bleat, baa, baaing, bleating), bečící (bleating). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Pidgin English | 呦 (bleating of the deer). Additional references: Chinese Pidgin English, Nauru, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 呦 (bleating of the deer, the bleating of the deer), 咩 (baa, the bleating of sheep, bleating of sheep, transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise), 羋 (the bleating of a sheep or goat). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 呦 (bleating of the deer), 咩 (the bleating of sheep, baa, bleating of sheep, transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise), 羋 (the bleating of a sheep or goat). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cymraeg | brefiad (bleating, lowing). Additional references: Cymraeg, United Kingdom, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Czech | mekot (baa, bleat, bleating), mečení (bleat, bleating), bečení (bleat, baa, baaing, bleating), bečící (bleating). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Daco-Rumanian | behãit (baa, bleat, bleating). Additional references: Daco-Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Deutsch | meckernd (bleating, grousing, nagging, naggingly), blökend (bleating, baaing), gemäh (bleating), gemäcker (bleating), geblök (bleating, bleat), blöken (bleat, bellow, moo, neigh, baa). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dutch | gemekker (beefing, bleating, complaining, nagging), geblaat (bleat, baa, bleating). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Finnish | määkivä (bleating). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | plaintes (complaints, complained, bleating, moaning, beefing), bêlement (bleat, baa, bleating), bêlant (moaning, bleating), saignée (bleeding, bloodletting, bled, grip, kerf), lamentations (lamentations, laments, beefing, bleating, complaining), gémissement (groan, moan, wail, whimper, moaning). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | plaintes (complaints, complained, bleating, moaning, beefing), bêlement (bleat, baa, bleating), bêlant (moaning, bleating), saignée (bleeding, bloodletting, bled, grip, kerf), lamentations (lamentations, laments, beefing, bleating, complaining), gémissement (groan, moan, wail, whimper, moaning). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gaelg | maaley (baa, bleat, bleating), maalagh (baa, bleating). Additional references: Gaelg, United Kingdom, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gailck | maaley (baa, bleat, bleating), maalagh (baa, bleating). Additional references: Gailck, United Kingdom, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Galego | balante (bleating), balador (bleating). Additional references: Galego, Spain, Portugal, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Galician | balante (bleating), balador (bleating). Additional references: Galician, Spain, Portugal, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gallego | balante (bleating), balador (bleating). Additional references: Gallego, Spain, Portugal, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | meckernd (bleating, grousing, nagging, naggingly), blökend (bleating, baaing), gemäh (bleating), gemäcker (bleating), geblök (bleating, bleat), blöken (bleat, bellow, moo, neigh, baa). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguk Mal | 울음소리 (bleating, neigh, voice, calling, cry), 우는 소리 (slobber, whine, bleating, jeremiad, bleat). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguohua | 울음소리 (bleating, neigh, voice, calling, cry), 우는 소리 (slobber, whine, bleating, jeremiad, bleat). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hebrew | געיה (bleating, lowing, moo, mooing, wailing). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | ثغاء (bleat, bleating), ثُغَاء (bleat, bleating, baa, baaed, baaing), مَأْمَأَ (baa, baaed, baaing, baas, bleat), ثاغ (bleating). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | meckernd (bleating, grousing, nagging, naggingly), blökend (bleating, baaing), gemäh (bleating), gemäcker (bleating), geblök (bleating, bleat), blöken (bleat, bellow, moo, neigh, baa). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | meckernd (bleating, grousing, nagging, naggingly), blökend (bleating, baaing), gemäh (bleating), gemäcker (bleating), geblök (bleating, bleat), blöken (bleat, bellow, moo, neigh, baa). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hungarian | mekegés (bleat, bleating), bégetés (baa, baaing, bleat, blat, bleating). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Italian | belato (bleat, baa, bleating), belante (bleating). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ivrit | געיה (bleating, lowing, moo, mooing, wailing). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | 鳴き (bleating, crowing). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Korean | 울음소리 (bleating, neigh, voice, calling, cry), 우는 소리 (slobber, whine, bleating, jeremiad, bleat). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Kur Galli | gârrâra (bleating). Additional references: Kur Galli, Pakistan, Afghanistan, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Magyar | mekegés (bleat, bleating), bégetés (baa, baaing, bleat, blat, bleating). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Manx | maaley (baa, bleat, bleating), maalagh (baa, bleating). Additional references: Manx, United Kingdom, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Manx Gaelic | maaley (baa, bleat, bleating), maalagh (baa, bleating). Additional references: Manx Gaelic, United Kingdom, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Moldavian | behãit (baa, bleat, bleating). Additional references: Moldavian, Romania, Hungary, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Patois of Velay | biaver (bleat, beat out, bleating), bialer (bleat, beat out, bleating). Additional references: Patois of Velay, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Portuguese | bleating (bleating). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Romanian | behãit (baa, bleat, bleating). Additional references: Romanian, Romania, Hungary, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Rumanian | behãit (baa, bleat, bleating). Additional references: Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ruotsi | bräkande (baa, bleating, bleat), bräkare (bleating). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Scots Gaelic | meigeallaich (bleating), meannanaich (bleating). Additional references: Scots Gaelic, United Kingdom, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Serbian (transliteration) | blejanje (baa, bleat, bleating). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Shkip | blegërues (bleating). Additional references: Shkip, Turkey (Europe), bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Shqip | blegërues (bleating). Additional references: Shqip, Turkey (Europe), bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Shqiperë | blegërues (bleating). Additional references: Shqiperë, Turkey (Europe), bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Skchip | blegërues (bleating). Additional references: Skchip, Turkey (Europe), bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | balido (bleat, baa, bleating), balador (bleating), Balando (bleating). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Suomea | määkivä (bleating). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Suomi | määkivä (bleating). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Svenska | bräkande (baa, bleating, bleat), bräkare (bleating). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Swedish | bräkande (baa, bleating, bleat), bräkare (bleating). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Tosk | blegërues (bleating). Additional references: Tosk, Turkey (Europe), bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Turkish | meleme (bleat, baa, bleating). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Urdu | بَھائیں بَھائیں ۔ بھیں بھیں ۔ بھیڑ کی آواز (bleat, bleating). Additional references: Urdu, Pakistan, India, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Vivaro-Alpine Occitan | bialar (shout, scream, bleat, cry out, neigh), benlar (shout, scream, bleat, cry out, neigh), bealar (shout, scream, bleat, cry out, neigh). Additional references: Vivaro-Alpine Occitan, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Welsh | brefiad (bleating, lowing). Additional references: Welsh, United Kingdom, bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Zhgabe | blegërues (bleating). Additional references: Zhgabe, Turkey (Europe), bleating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
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| Language | Translations for “bleating” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Esperanto | beanta (bleating), ŝafoblekanta (bleating). Additional references: Esperanto, bleating. (volunteer) | |||
| Pig Latin | eatingblay (bleating). Additional references: Pig Latin, bleating. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | bealare (bleating). Additional references: Terran B, bleating. (volunteer) | |||
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| Language | Period | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | ||
| Latin | 500 BCE - 1700 | balatus (bleating of sheep, baaing), balantis (anointed, baa, bleat, bleater, bleating as proper epithet of sheep). Additional references: Latin, bleating. (volunteer) | ||
| Old Norse | 100 - 1500 | jarmr (bleating). Additional references: Old Norse, bleating. (volunteer) | ||
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| Language | 1 Samuel Chapter 15, Verse 14 | ||
Greek (transliterated), Septuagint - 250 BC |
kai eipen samouhl kai tiV h fwnh tou poimniou toutou en toiV wsin mou kai fwnh twn bown wn egw akouw | ||
Latin, Vulgate - 405 |
dixitque Samuhel et quae est haec vox gregum quae resonat in auribus meis et armentorum quam ego audio | ||
English, Middle, Wycliffe - 1395 |
And Samuel seide, And what is this voys of flockis that rengith in myn eeris, and of droues that I here? | ||
English, Jacobean, King James - 1611 |
And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? | ||
English, Victorian, Webster - 1833 |
And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? | ||
English, Basic, Ogden - 1964 |
And Samuel said, What then is this sound of the crying of sheep and the noise of oxen which comes to my ears? | ||
Bulgarian |
Но Самуил каза: Що значи тогава това блеене на овци в ушите ми?, и тоя рев на говеда, що слушам? | |||
Cebuano |
Ug si Samuel miingon: Unsay kahulogan niining pagtiyabaw sa mga carnero sa akong mga igdulungog, ug ang pag-inga sa mga vaca nga akong nadungog? | |||
Chinese |
撒 母 耳 說 、 我 耳 中 聽 見 有 羊 叫 、 牛 鳴 、 是 從 那 裡 來 的 呢 。 | |||
Croatian |
Ali Samuel upita: "Kakvo je to ovèje blejanje što dopire do mojih ušiju i mukanje goveda koje èujem?" | |||
Danish |
Men Samuel sagde: "Hvad er det for en Brægen af Småkvæg, som når mit Øre, og Brølen af Hornkvæg, jeg hører?" | |||
Dutch |
Toen zeide Samuel: Wat is dan dit voor een stem der schapen in mijn oren, en een stem der runderen, die ik hoor? | |||
Finnish |
Mutta Samuel sanoi: "Mitä tämä lammasten määkiminen sitten on, joka kuuluu minun korviini, ja tämä raavaiden ammuminen, jonka kuulen?" | |||
French |
Samuel dit: Qu`est-ce donc que ce bêlement de brebis qui parvient à mes oreilles, et ce mugissement de boeufs que j`entends? | |||
German |
Samuel antwortete: Was ist denn das für ein Blöken der Schafe in meinen Ohren und ein Brüllen der Rinder, die ich höre? | |||
Haitian Creole |
Samyèl mande l': -Ki tout bri mouton ak bèf m'ap tande nan zòrèy mwen konsa? | |||
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari |
Tetapi Samuel bertanya, "Kalau begitu, mengapa kudengar sapi melenguh dan domba mengembik?" | |||
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama |
Maka kata Semuel: Apa gerangan bunyi suara kambing domba ini, yang sampai ke telingaku, dan bunyi suara lembu yang kudengar ini? | |||
Italian |
Rispose Samuele: «Ma che è questo belar di pecore, che mi giunge all'orecchio, e questi muggiti d'armento che odo?». | |||
Korean |
사 무 엘 이 가 로 되 ` 그 러 면 내 귀 에 들 어 오 는 이 양 의 소 리 와 내 게 들 리 는 소 의 소 리 는 어 찜 이 니 이 까 ?' | |||
Maori |
Na ka mea a Hamuera, He aha koia tenei tangi o nga hipi i roto nei i oku taringa, me te tangi o nga kau e rongo nei ahau? | |||
Modern Greek |
Ειπε δε ο Σαμουηλ, Και τις η φωνη αυτη των προβατων εις τα ωτα μου, και η φωνη των βοων, την οποιαν ακουω; | |||
Norwegian |
Men Samuel sa: Hvad er da dette for en bræken av småfe som lyder for mine ører, og hvad er det for brøl av storfe jeg hører? | |||
Portuguese |
Então perguntou Samuel: Que quer dizer, pois, este balido de ovelhas que chega aos meus ouvidos, e o mugido de bois que ouço? | |||
Rumanian |
Samuel a zis: ,,Ce knseamnq behqitul acesta de oi care ajunge la urechile mele, wi mugetul acesta de boi pe care -l aud?`` | |||
Russian |
й УЛБЪБМ уБНХЙМ: Б ЮФП ЬФП ЪБ ВМЕСОЙЕ ПЧЕГ Ч ХЫБИ НПЙИ Й НЩЮБОЙЕ ЧПМПЧ, ЛПФПТПЕ С УМЩЫХ? | |||
Spanish |
Samuel preguntó: --Entonces, ¿qué es ese balido de ovejas en mis oídos y el mugido de vacas que oigo? | |||
Swedish |
Men Samuel sade: "Vad är det då för ett läte av får som ljuder i mina öron, och vad är det för ett läte av fäkreatur som jag hör?" | |||
Thai |
และซามูเอลกล่าวว่า "ถ้าอย่างนั้นเสียงแกะที่ร้องเข้าหูข้าพเจ้ากับเสียงวัวที่ข้าพเจ้าได้ยินหมายความว่ากระไร" | |||
Ukrainian |
А Самуїл сказав: А що це за мекання цієї отари в ушах моїх, та рик великої худоби, що я чую? | |||
Vietnamese |
Sa-mu-eân hoûi ngöôøi raèng: Vaäy th́ tieáng chieân keâu vang ñeán tai ta, cuøng tieáng boø roáng ta nghe kia, laø laøm sao? | |||
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