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blare

American  
[blair] / blɛər /

verb (used without object)

blared, blaring

  1. to emit a loud, raucous sound.

    The trumpets blared as the procession got under way.
    Synonyms:
    honk, screech, clamor, clang, roar, bellow, blast

verb (used with object)

blared, blaring

  1. to sound loudly; proclaim noisily.

    We sat there horrified as the radio blared the awful news.

noun

  1. a loud, raucous noise.

    The blare of the band made conversation impossible.
    Synonyms:
    honk, screech, clamor, clang, roar, bellow, blast

  2. glaring intensity of light or color.

    A blare of sunlight flooded the room as she opened the shutters.

  3. fanfare; flourish; ostentation; flamboyance.

    a new breakfast cereal proclaimed with all the blare of a Hollywood spectacle.

  4. Eastern New England. the bawl of a calf.

blare British  
/ blɛə /

verb

  1. to sound loudly and harshly

  2. to proclaim loudly and sensationally

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noun

  1. a loud and usually harsh or grating noise

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Etymology

Origin of blare

1400–50; late Middle English bleren; akin to Middle Dutch blaren, Middle Low German blarren, Middle High German blerren ( German plärren )

Example Sentences

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All Norma Tactacon can do is pray as the sirens blare.

From BBC

The sound of a horn blaring gets louder with every step they take, but it’s not coming from the cars—it’s coming from the bathroom.

From Literature

"With these costs, I'm going to have to ask for more money from customers" for the ride, said Marcel, amid the habitual din of engines and horns blaring in the Kinshasa sunshine.

From Barron's

And so there in the heart of the police station, with the radio blaring out the latest news of the German advance, we prayed.

From Literature

Thudding drums, an electric guitar that chugs like a tank’s engine turning over and blaring trumpet fanfare announce the onset of football on CBS, Fox and NBC.

From Salon

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