" bleaters "

1: as in screamers, squawkers;

•  Synonyms : 

•  bawlers,

•  moaners,

•  screamers,

•  squawkers,

•  wailers,

•  weepers,

•  babies,

•  bellyachers,

•  complainers,

•  crybabies,

•  fussbudgets,

•  fussers,

•  fusspots,

•  gripers,

•  grumblers,

•  kvetchers,

•  kvetches,

•  snivelers,

•  whiners,

•  crabs,

•  grumps,

•  malcontents

•  Antonyms : 

•  happy campers

1: to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely;

  * e.g., " ... as far as the slumlord was concerned, the unhappy tenants were just bleating about nothing "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beef,

•  bellyache,

•  bitch,

•  carp,

•  caterwaul,

•  complain,

•  crab,

•  croak,

•  fuss,

•  gripe,

•  grizzle,

•  grouch,

•  grouse,

•  growl,

•  grumble,

•  grump,

•  holler,

•  inveigh,

•  keen,

•  kick,

•  kvetch,

•  maunder,

•  moan,

•  murmur,

•  mutter,

•  nag,

•  repine,

•  scream,

•  squawk,

•  squeal,

•  wail,

•  whimper,

•  whine,

•  whinge,

•  yammer,

•  yawp,

•  yowl

•  Antonyms : 

•  crow,

•  delight,

•  rejoice

2: to utter feeble plaintive cries;

  * e.g., " ... the baby bleated softly as he woke up, then smiled "

•  Synonyms : 

•  mewl,

•  pule,

•  whimper

•  Antonyms : 

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