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.

Nearby words

blanquette de veau, blanqui, blanquillo, blantyre, blantyre-limbe, blare, blarney, blarney stone, blart, blasco ibáñez, blaspheme

Origin of blare

1400–50; late Middle English bleren; akin to Middle Dutch blaren, Middle Low German blarren, Middle High German blerren (German plärren)

SYNONYMS FOR blare

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

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Examples from the Web for blared

As a New York Times headline once blared as it described Schumer, “A Champion of Wall Street Reaps Benefits.”
The Democrats’ Free-Speech Hypocrisy|Lloyd Green|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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.”
The Right Subjects Wendy Davis to Litmus Tests No Male Would Ever Face|Kirsten Powers|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Flesh-Eating 'Zombie' Drug 'Kills You from the Inside Out,” blared another.
Behind the Krokodil Panic|Abby Haglage|November 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Politico blared Friday, in the wake of his fumbling debate performance, that he might already be “Texas toast.”
Rick's Still Beating Mitt|Michael Tomasky|September 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST

“Angelina Jolie to adopt from Haiti,” blared a headline in the Times of Johannesburg.
Angelina Jolie: I'm Not Adopting Again|Howard Kurtz|February 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The love songs stopped abruptly; after a momentary silence, a trumpet, considerably amplified, blared; the "Ducal Salute."
Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper
The second mate, with his hand on the whistle-line, blared out his warning note every half-minute.
Roden's Corner|Henry Seton Merriman
The band crashed and blared; the people laughed and pushed; and with rhythmic sound and swing the mighty throng was dancing.
The Quest of the Silver Fleece|W. E. B. Du Bois
Then the truth about him was blared upon her suddenly, and she found that he was to be pitied.
Rest Harrow|Maurice Hewlett
"We haven't seen you for a week, Mr. Judson," blared out Dawson.
Mountain|Clement Wood

British Dictionary definitions for blared

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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