bleating

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of bleat

noun

1. A noise that bleats.

   “And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?”

2. Inane or plaintive chatter.

   “Both men seemed to enjoy these contests, always laced with the tension caused by constant government bleating about the ABC's left-wing bias.”