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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

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

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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 )

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