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BLATE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Disposed to avoid notice
Example:
they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it
Synonyms:
bashful; blate
Classified under:
Similar:
backward ((used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature)
Domain region:
Scotland (one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cry plaintively
Example:
The lambs were bleating
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "blate" is one way to...):
emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence examples:
You can hear animals blate in the meadows
The meadows blate with animals
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