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blare

[ blair ]

verb (used without object)

, blared, blar·ing.
  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, blar·ing.
  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

/ blɛə /

verb

  1. to sound loudly and harshly
  2. to proclaim loudly and sensationally
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a loud and usually harsh or grating noise
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blare1

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

Origin of blare1

C14: from Middle Dutch bleren ; of imitative origin
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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.

From Salon

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.

From BBC

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.

From Salon

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