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

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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

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

Sustained protests - the regular convoys of tractors, horns blaring, converging on Parliament Square - certainly played a part.

From BBC

As he continued to speak, air-raid sirens blared in the background.

From Los Angeles Times

Many aspects of the film are like that: blunt and blaring, so that no one could possibly miss what’s going on.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s just this saxophone blaring through what sounds like a distorted snare head.

From Los Angeles Times

As I sped down the narrow two-lane road, passing through cold, wet fields populated by more sheep than people, the radio blared lyrics I hadn’t heard in years.

From Salon

Related Words

• bark
• clang
• honk
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