English adjective: blate | |||
1. | blate disposed to avoid notice | ||
Samples | They considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it. | ||
Synonyms | bashful | ||
Similar | backward | ||
Domain region | Scotland | ||
Antonyms | forward | ||
English verb: blate | |||
1. | blate (communication) cry plaintively | ||
Samples | The lambs were bleating. | ||
Examples | You can hear animals blate in the meadows, The meadows blate with animals | ||
Synonyms | baa, blat, bleat | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | emit, let loose, let out, utter | ||