belare

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) to bleat (both senses)
  2. (broadly, figuratively, intransitive) to sing in a whiny or mushy tone
  3. (transitive) to recite annoyingly or affectedly slowly

Synonyms

sbela’

Hyphenated as
be‧là‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/beˈla.re/
Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin bēlāre, from Classical Latin bālāre. Compare also Lombardic bellan (“to bark, bay, resound, echo”), German bellen (“to bark”).

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