blare
verb (used without object)
to emit a loud, raucous sound.
are blaring
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present progressiveof blare.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The horns are blaring, the coffee shops bustling, the temperatures soaring.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
“Union representatives are blaring sirens and alarms at odd hours that not only disturb the peace and neighboring residents but also clearly create a safety risk,” Hillan said in an email.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
Regardless, "The implications for conservation are blaring," says Oliver Ryder, who heads conservation genetics efforts at the San Diego Zoo in California.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 9, 2018
Sirens are blaring, the emergency vehicle lights are flashing and we know we need to pull over to the right and get out of their way.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 19, 2017
My ink runs dry, my wits seem gone wool-gathering; And yet I know that over half the town My "stuff" the Stars are blaring, bleating, blathering, Sacking a tenner where I pouch a crown.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, January 21, 1893 by Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand
