baa — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep or (broader) a sheep or goat.

   Usage

   • onomatopoeic

   Synonyms

   bleatbleating

   Examples

   Near-synonyms: bleat, bleating

Interjection

1. The characteristic cry of a sheep or (broader) a sheep or goat.

   Usage

   • onomatopoeic

Verb

1. To make the characteristic cry of a sheep or (broader) a sheep or goat.

   Synonyms

   blatbleat

   Examples

   Near-synonyms: blat, bleat (broad enough to include calves too)

   He treble baas for help, but none can get.

   More examples (1)

   The lamb bunted several irresponsive objects - never its dam's udder - baaing listlessly.

Noun

1. The letter ب in the Arabic script.

Noun

1. the cry made by sheep

   Broader terms

   cry

Verb

1. cry plaintively

   Synonyms

   bleatblateblat

   Broader terms

   utteremitlet outlet loose

   Examples

   The lambs were bleating