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blare
[ blair ]
verb (used without object)
- to emit a loud, raucous sound:
The trumpets blared as the procession got under way.
verb (used with object)
- to sound loudly; proclaim noisily:
We sat there horrified as the radio blared the awful news.
noun
- a loud, raucous noise:
The blare of the band made conversation impossible.
- glaring intensity of light or color:
A blare of sunlight flooded the room as she opened the shutters.
- fanfare; flourish; ostentation; flamboyance:
a new breakfast cereal proclaimed with all the blare of a Hollywood spectacle.
- Eastern New England. the bawl of a calf.
blare
/ blɛə /
verb
- to sound loudly and harshly
- to proclaim loudly and sensationally
noun
- a loud and usually harsh or grating noise
Word History and Origins
Origin of blare1
Word History and Origins
Origin of blare1
Example Sentences
A bakery along the road blared songs by the Lebanese diva Fairouz, a familiar and comforting soundtrack in the country, and gave out cookies with tiny banners that read, “Smile, better days are coming.”
Harris could have constantly blared the truth about our economy being the envy of the world and then promised that we ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
Raised in a home with parents who are performing artists, and with Broadway tunes blaring throughout the day, the BoykinZ are seen by some in Nashville as a girl version of the Jackson 5.
Every night, Ukrainians go to sleep to notifications pinging on their phones, as inbound drones crisscross the country, setting sirens blaring.
During his state house years, Rayfield told me, he saw “a blaring, constant reminder of the inefficiency of our system” and realized RCV would fix it by changing the incentives for politicians.
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