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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. cry plaintively;
- Example: "The lambs were bleating"
[syn: bleat, blate, blat, baa]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. disposed to avoid notice;
- Example: "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it" (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful);
[syn: bashful, blate]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

blate \blate\ v.
   to of sheep, goats, or calves.

   Syn: bleat, blat, baa, cry plaintively.
        [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

blate \blate\ adj.
   bashful; timid; sheepish; -- chiefly Scottish.

   Syn: bashful, timid, sheepish.
        [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

blate
    adj 1: disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a
           tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody
           know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful) [syn:
           bashful, blate]
    v 1: cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating" [syn: bleat,
         blate, blat, baa]