bleating
Lamb's vocal complaint
Bleating is the crying sound made by sheep and goats—a wavering, plaintive call.
The word extends to any similar high-pitched, quavering voice.
Figuratively, bleating describes whiny or weak complaints: Stop your bleating and get back to work.
The adjective captures both the sound and the spinelessness it suggests: bleating protests from the opposition.
Ovine vocalization
- cryVocal expression of emotion
- blatHarsh animal cry
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
- pitchFrequency of sound
tremolo · wavering · plaintive · high-pitched · shrill · quavering · resonance · timbre
baa
Ovine vocalization
ram · wool · shepherd · herding · grazing · pasture · meadow · sheepdog · fleece · shorn
baa
Ovine vocalization
herd · caprine · graze · udder · wether · cabrito · chevon · pasture · farmyard · livestock
baa
Ovine vocalization
- cryVocal expression of emotion
- blatHarsh animal cry
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
pitch · tremolo · wavering · plaintive · high-pitched · shrill · quavering · resonance · timbre · audible
whining
Prolonged nasal complaining
- gripingVoicing persistent complaints
- grumblingMuttering in discontent
- moaningProlonged sound of distress
nagging · whingeing · kvetching · carping · grousing · bellyaching · sniveling · fussing · protesting · querulous
fawn
Young deer, or flatter
impala · antelope · caribou · elk · moose · wildebeest · gnu · bison · seal · vicuña
bleatingcommanding
Exerting strong authority
roaring · thundering · demanding · asserting · bellowing
bleatingbooming
Experiencing rapid growth
thundering · roaring · bellowing · resonating · rumbling