blate
— Verb
– English
~ cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating"
blate
— Adjective
– English
~ 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)
blather
— Verb
– English
~ to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"