bleater


bleat

B0319300 (blēt)n.1. a. The characteristic cry of a goat or sheep.b. A sound similar to this cry.2. A whining, feeble complaint.v. bleat·ed, bleat·ing, bleats v.intr.1. To utter the characteristic cry of a goat or sheep.2. To utter a sound similar to this cry, especially a whine.v.tr. To utter in a whining way.
[Middle English blet, from bleten, to bleat, from Old English blǣtan.]
bleat′er n.