Blat
bleat.
to make a loud or raucous noise.
to utter loudly and indiscreetly; blurt.
bleat (def 4).
Historical Examples
Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia Seba Smith
Rope Holworthy Hall
Jokes For All Occasions Anonymous
Bat Wing Bowles Dane Coolidge
The Trail Boys on the Plains Jay Winthrop Allen
The Corner House Girls Under Canvas Grace Brooks Hill
Homeburg Memories George Helgesen Fitch
A Texas Ranger William MacLeod Raine
Yellowstone Nights Herbert Quick
The Grocery Man And Peck’s Bad Boy George W. Peck
verb (US & Canadian) blats, blatting, blatted
(intransitive) to cry out or bleat like a sheep
(transitive) to utter indiscreetly in a loud voice
v.
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