blattingn.
The action of blat v.
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the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > bleat > bleating
bleatinga1398
blatting1935
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [noun] > sound
shrill1591
shrilling1639
scriding?1690
skirling1820
whit1853
squeal1867
blat1904
whee1920
whine1928
blatting1935
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > empty, idle talk > [noun] > indulgence in
chatteringa1250
janglingc1330
clatteringc1400
trattlinga1425
jabbering1499
chatting1509
tittle-tattlinga1586
bletheringa1834
nattering1859
yattering1859
blithering1925
yackety-yacking1953
blatting1955
yacking1959
1935 S. Lewis It can't happen Here xxix. 347 The nervous blatting of tremendous traffic.
1946 F. D. Davison Dusty vi. 61 There was much bellowing and blatting [of cows].
1955 M. Millar Beast in View iii. 46 Anyway, you didn't come here to listen to my blatting.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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ˈblatting
ˈblatting adj.
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the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [adjective] > that bleats
bleatingc1380
blatant1791
blatting1890
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [adjective] > making shrill sound
squealinga1400
shrill1508
pipinga1522
shrilling1566
shrill-bated1582
shirling1592
shrilledc1602
screaming1616
skirling1786
blatting1890
1890 L. C. D'Oyle Notches Rough Edge Life 34 The poor ‘blatting’ creatures were dragged over to the fire.
1932 W. Faulkner Light in August xiii. 271 Others came out from town in racing and blatting cars.
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