blare

[ blair ]

/ blɛər /

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verb (used without object), blared, blar·ing.

to emit a loud, raucous sound: The trumpets blared as the procession got under way.

verb (used with object), blared, blar·ing.

to sound loudly; proclaim noisily: We sat there horrified as the radio blared the awful news.

noun

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR blare

1, 3 blast, bellow, roar, clang, clamor; screech, honk.

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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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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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As a New York Times headline once blared as it described Schumer, “A Champion of Wall Street Reaps Benefits.”
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Up and down the pedals chased him, while the manuals blared approval.
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Meanwhile, Fox News blared, “Wendy Davis backs limited late-term abortion ban, despite historic filibuster.”
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Yet, a headline of a New York Post column by Naomi Schaefer Riley blared, “She Gave Up Her Kids: Davis has no future in politics.”
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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 Raine
The love songs stopped abruptly; after a momentary silence, a trumpet, considerably amplified, blared; the "Ducal Salute."
Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper
The College band roared, boomed and blared then settled down to, “Hail to Hillcrest!”
Red Dynamite|Roy J. Snell
But 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

blare

/ (blɛə) /

verb

to sound loudly and harshly

to proclaim loudly and sensationally

noun

a loud and usually harsh or grating noise

Word Origin for blare

C14: from Middle Dutch bleren; of imitative origin

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