Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Bleating · Bleat·ing · IPA /ˈblitɪŋ/ a. n. 01 a. Crying as a sheep does. 1. Crying as a sheep does. “Then came the shepherd back with his bleating flocks from the seaside.” — Longfellow. 02 n. The cry of, or as of, a sheep. 1. The cry of, or as of, a sheep.