bleating
present participle ofbleat
| 单词 | bleating |
| 释义 | bleating present participle ofbleat bleat verb[I] uk/bliːt/us/bliːt/When asheeporgoatbleats, it makes thetypicalsoundof theseanimals. informal tocomplainin anannoyingway: She's always bleating(on)about howbadlyshe's beentreated. Animal (non-human) sounds
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Complaining bleatnoun[C]ukus Examplesofbleatingbleating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. A much simpler and more reliable solution than the unfortunate 'bleatinglamb' effect that comes from attempting single-note trills on the vowels! From theCambridge English Corpus These are, however counterbalanced by feminine rituals meant to reduce the husband, through occult means, to the position of ableatingsheep meekly obeying the wife. From theCambridge English Corpus As thebleatinggoat tied to a tree attracts the tiger, so will the convoys attract the enemy submarines and aircraft. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet today at least three of them have beenbleatingand asking to find such a middle way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no use squealing orbleatingabout mcas or more subsidies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The ventilator shafts were stuffed with sheep fleeces, and a fewbleatingsheep were put in the front of the lorry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He isbleatingon about diseased animals, but the vast majority of those casualties are healthy animals that suffer from accidents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What we did hear was a lot ofbleatingon the subject of local authorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We now hear the pleadings nd bleatings of those areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Bleatingabout the size of the social security budget is nonsense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 She keepsbleatingabout the existence of a scheme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If she will forgive me for using the word, she keeps onbleating. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In spite of all theirbleatingabout spending more, they continue to cut back on health services and are closing hospitals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not that we are putting our hands on our hearts andbleatingand saying that we cannot solve our problems ourselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no goodbleatingabout farm incomes, but it is right to record that there has been a problem with them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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