blate

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

blate
    adj 1: disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a
           tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody
           know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful) [syn:
           {bashful}, {blate}]
    v 1: cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating" [syn: {bleat},
         {blate}, {blat}, {baa}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

blate \blate\ v.
   to of sheep, goats, or calves.

   Syn: bleat, blat, baa, cry plaintively.
        [WordNet 1.5]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

blate \blate\ adj.
   bashful; timid; sheepish; -- chiefly Scottish.

   Syn: bashful, timid, sheepish.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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