blaten

• bleten (dialectal)

From Middle Dutch blaten, bleten, from Old Dutch *blāten, *blēten, from Proto-Germanic *blētijaną (“to bleat”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈblaːtə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -aːtən

blaten

1. (intransitive) to bleat, produce the typical baa sound of sheep
2. (intransitive) to speak as pointlessly as if it were gibberish

   Je kan blaten wat je wil, jongentje, met zo'n slechte punten ga je over mijn knie!

   You may talk all you want, boy, such bad grades land you over my knee!

• blaren, blèren
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• geblaat