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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:

Adjectives

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:

baa; blat; blate; bleat

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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