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Bleat vs Bemoan - What's the difference?

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Bleat is a related term of bemoan.


As verbs the difference between bleat and bemoan

is that bleat is of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry while bemoan is to moan or complain about; be dismayed or worried about something.

As a noun bleat

is the characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.

bleat

English

Alternative forms

* (Scotland)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.

    • Synonyms

    * (sheep's cry ) baa, baaing, bleating

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • Of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry.
  • (informal) Of a person, to complain.
    • The last thing we need is to hear them bleating to us about organizational problems.

    Synonyms

    * (1): baa * (2): kvetch (US''), moan, whinge (''British ), whine

    Anagrams

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    bemoan

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To moan or complain about; be dismayed or worried about something.
    • He bemoaned the drought but went on watering his lawn.