bleat

Preposition: about

need: Last week at the Labor party conference there was a lot of bleating about the needs of " hard-working families " .

Object

• sheep: I must admit on my travels there are few places like it for lush green fields, bleating sheep and incessant rain.
• noise: Bleating noises from bureaucrats in Brussels who see their expense accounts under threat only tend to frighten children of a very timorous disposition.
• goat: There was even a makeshift pen crowded with bleating goats.

Converse of object

hear: The wolves had spent most of the night in their hiding place, whining eagerly whenever they'd heard a goat bleat.

Adjective modifier

• timid: The Department of Health's response is a timid bleat, proving once again the great influence of the Pharmas over Government.
• calm: In the hurly-burly of debate about iconic space and squiggly landmarks, his voice is a calm bleat of common sense.

Modifying Another Word

• loudly: As Father Hugh spoke all the sheep outside the chapel started bleating very loudly.
• then: She then bleated about " you have to give 2 weeks notice before you run a tram " - Rubbish!
• much: You can bleat as much as you like, but you will not be heard.
• n't: Last night I was n't bleating from that kind of pain.
• endlessly: Instead, they bleat endlessly about the hypothetical risks of recombinant DNA technology -- which never materialize.
• now: Posted by: Andrew | June 20, 2005 03:43 PM Does that mean you'll all stop bleating now?

Followed by an intransitive particle

out: Prescott bleats out ' trust Tony ' , that's what leadership is all about.

Preposition: of

• sheep: Every sound seemed magnified and the bleating of the sheep and goats nearly drowned out the sound of hooves coming up behind me.
• lamb: The barking of dogs, the bleat of a lamb The rush of the wind, a door on the slam.
• goat: She asked, " How can our married life be happy, when the dying bleat of this goat is the prolog?
• sense: In the hurly-burly of debate about iconic space and squiggly landmarks, his voice is a calm bleat of common sense.

Noun used with modifier

sheep: You've ever heard a sheep bleat and had romantic thoughts.

Preposition: like

sheep: They let you moo like cattle, bleat like sheep.