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blat

blat
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [blat]
    • /blæt/
    • /blat/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [blat]
    • /blæt/

Definitions of blat word

  • verb blat to cry out or bleat like a sheep 3
  • verb blat to utter indiscreetly in a loud voice 3
  • intransitive verb blat to bleat 3
  • verb transitive blat to blurt out; blab 3
  • noun blat a blatting sound 3
  • abbreviation BLAT bleat. 1

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Origin of blat

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50; perhaps expressive variant of bleat; cf. blate2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Blat

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

blat popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

blat usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for blat

noun blat

  • blather — If someone is blathering on about something, they are talking for a long time about something that you consider boring or unimportant.
  • fuss — an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.
  • gripe — Informal. to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble.
  • cry — When you cry, tears come from your eyes, usually because you are unhappy or hurt.
  • whine — to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc.: The puppies were whining from hunger.

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