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Bleated vs Bloated - What's the difference?

bleated | bloated |

As verbs the difference between bleated and bloated

is that bleated is past tense of bleat while bloated is past tense of bloat.

As an adjective bloated is

swollen with fluid or gas.

bleated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (bleat)

    • Anagrams

    *

    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

    * * * ----

    bloated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bloat)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Swollen with fluid or gas.
  • Excessively or extremely large or wealthy.
  • (computing) Describing software which is overloaded with features, known as bloatware.
  • (of food) Slightly salted and lightly smoked (as in bloated herring).