Blate Definition & Meaning
blate
- adjective
- disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)
- verb
- cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating"
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- What does blate mean?
- disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful) cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating"
- What part of speech is blate?
- Blate is an adjective and a verb.
- How many definitions does blate have?
- Blate has 2 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, verb).