| 单词 | maaing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈmaaing ˈmaaing n. and adj. (a) n. the action or an instance of bleating; (b) adj. that bleats. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > subfamily Caprinae (goat) > [noun] > sound made by bleatinga1398 bleat1600 maaing1826 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > defined by habits or actions > sound made by bleatinga1398 blayinga1586 baa1589 bleat1600 maaing1826 baaing1832 1826 ‘G. Penseval’ Labours Idleness 198 The shouting, squalling, grunting, gabbling, whinnying, boo-ing, mewing, maa-ing, and barking, of the several apparitions. 1894 J. Jacobs More Celtic Fairy Tales xxviii. 15 He cocked his ears, and the next thing he heard was the maaing of a sheep. 1928 Blackwood's Mag. Mar. 324/1 Poor old goat!.. His caperings were fantastic, his maaings continuous. 1940 Arizona: State Guide (Federal Writers' Project) 195 A brown child chasing a maaing white goat over a mesquite-covered hilltop. 2003 K. MacAlister Men in Kilts xxi. 313 I paused another moment, listening to the distant maaing of the sheep as they grazed < as lemmas |
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