Blatted

/ˈblætəd/ verb

Definition

Past tense of blat; made a bleating or crude noise; made a blast sound.

Etymology

Regular past tense formation of 'blat' by adding '-ed.' The base word 'blat' is likely imitative, evoking the sound of something sharp and sudden.

Kelly Says

The word 'blatted' is onomatopoeia—saying it almost sounds like the noise itself! We can hear an echo of the actual sound in the consonants 'bl' and 't.' That's why 'blat' works so well for crude, sudden noises.

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