blare
to emit a loud, raucous sound: The trumpets blared as the procession got under way.
to sound loudly; proclaim noisily: We sat there horrified as the radio blared the awful news.
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.
Origin of blare
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How to use blare in a sentence
As I stepped into the main building that housed Unit C, an earsplitting siren blared suddenly and a dozen strobes flashed.
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Up and down the pedals chased him, while the manuals blared approval.
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Then the band blared out into a waltz and the crowd drew away from the centre of the floor.
The Colonel of the Red Huzzars | John Reed Scott"Jack Kilmeny will ride Teddy Roosevelt," blared the megaphone man.
The Highgrader | William MacLeod RaineThe love songs stopped abruptly; after a momentary silence, a trumpet, considerably amplified, blared; the "Ducal Salute."
Space Viking | Henry Beam PiperThe College band roared, boomed and blared then settled down to, “Hail to Hillcrest!”
Red Dynamite | Roy J. SnellBut or ever he might smite, the great horn blared out over the tumult, and men forbore a while and fell somewhat silent.
The Story of the Glittering Plain | William Morris
British Dictionary definitions for blare
/ (blɛə) /
to sound loudly and harshly
to proclaim loudly and sensationally
a loud and usually harsh or grating noise
Origin of blare
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