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 | ||