[bleat] vb [ME bleten, fr. OE blaetan; akin to L flere to weep, OE bellan to roar--more at bellow] vi (bef. 12c) 1 a: to utter the natural cry of a sheep or goat or a similar sound b: whimper
2. a: to talk complainingly or with a whine b: blather ~ vt: to utter in a bleating manner -- bleat.er n
[2]bleat n (ca. 1505) 1: the cry of a sheep or goat or a similar sound
2: a feeble outcry, protest, or complaint