Blate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bleɪt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Blate is an adjective meaning (Scotland, Northern England) Bashful, sheepish.
Meaning
(Scotland, Northern England) Bashful, sheepish.
More Meanings
- (Scotland, Northern England) Dull, stupid.
- Archaic form of bleat.
Example Sentences
You'd say Not them; fine legs, and Ma struggling into her blouse would say You're no blate. Who told you they're fine?
Away they fly, like a party of Indians after buffaloes; while along the road, it may be, cattle are bellowing, sheep blating, dogs barking, hens cackling, and crows cawing.
Word Forms
- blater
- blatest
- blates
- blating
- blated
Synonyms for blate
Depending on context, synonyms include bashful, bleat, backward, blat, baa.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bashful, backward, blat, bleat, baa, sheep-faced.
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