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

Loud pop and rock music blares down the entire block, punctuated by the odd cheer and whoop from spectators.

From BBC

When he’d climbed up the stairs to the first level of Chip’s house, he could hear a TV siren blaring from the family room.

From Literature

“This story promises to have the happiest ending you will ever hear,” blares a propaganda loudspeaker, one of the novel’s narrators.

From The Wall Street Journal

Today, hip hop plays at weddings, fills Ivy League dorms and blares from cycling studios in wealthy suburbs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Air raid sirens wail, blaring from speakers mounted on buildings.

From Literature

Related Words

• bark
• clang
• honk
• hoot
• resound
• roar
• scream
• shout
• shriek
• toot
• trumpet