To make a bleating sound like a sheep or goat, or to cry out loudly and roughly.
Imitative word from Middle English, related to 'bleat.' The term mimics the actual sound animals make, making it an onomatopoeia.
Despite sounding silly, 'blat' is a serious linguistic tool—it's one of hundreds of onomatopoetic words that let us write down what animals actually sound like.
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