'blate' definitions:

Definition of 'blate'

(from WordNet)
adjective
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]
verb
Cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating" [syn: bleat, blate, blat, baa]

Definition of 'blate'

From: GCIDE
  • blate \blate\ v. to of sheep, goats, or calves.
  • Syn: bleat, blat, baa, cry plaintively. [WordNet 1.5]

Definition of 'blate'

From: GCIDE
  • blate \blate\ adj. bashful; timid; sheepish; -- chiefly Scottish.
  • Syn: bashful, timid, sheepish. [WordNet 1.5]