I. ˈblat, usu -d.+V verb
( blatted ; blatted ; blatting ; blats )
Etymology: imitative
intransitive verb
1. : to cry especially like a calf or sheep : bellow , bleat
the calf blatted in fear as it was borne to the ground — F.D.Davison
2.
a. : to make a senseless or raucous noise
like an oboe blatting … inside a barrel of feathers — R.P.Warren
b. : to talk loudly and often foolishly
someone has to be constantly blatting around the house — Wilder Hobson
transitive verb
: to utter (as an opinion) loudly and often foolishly or unthinkingly : blurt
you don't want to go blatting this all over town — Mary S. Watts
II. noun
( -s )
1. : a bleat or bleatlike cry
the thin blat of a sheep beneath the barn — Mary E. Waller
2. : a senseless or raucous noise
the never-ending blat of airhorns piercing the dusk — E.L.DeGolyer