bleating

• IPA^(key): /ˈbliːtɪŋ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈblitɪŋ/, [ˈbliɾɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -iːtɪŋ
• Homophone: bleeding (with /t/-flapping)

bleating

1. present participle and gerund of bleat

bleating (plural bleatings)

1. A noise that bleats.
   • 1611, The Bible, 1 Samuel 15:14:

     And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

2. Inane or plaintive chatter.
   • 2008, Wayne Errington, Peter Van Onselen, John Winston Howard: The Definitive Biography, page 317:

     Both men seemed to enjoy these contests, always laced with the tension caused by constant government bleating about the ABC's left-wing bias.

• belating, tangible