WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
blate1
(blāt),USA pronunciation adj. [Chiefly Scot.]
blate′ly, adv.
blate′ness, n.
blate2 (blāt),USA pronunciation v., blat•ed, blat•ing, n. [Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.]
v.i.
n.
- Scottish Termsbashful;
shy.
- Old English blāt livid, pallid, (of a sound) low (not found in Middle English) bef. 1000
blate′ness, n.
blate2 (blāt),USA pronunciation v., blat•ed, blat•ing, n. [Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.]
v.i.
- Dialect Termsbleat.
n.
- Dialect Termsbleat (def. 4).
- perh. dialect, dialectal variant of bleat (compare great) 1855–60
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