blatted
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of blatted
C20: of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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He pulled over and blatted the siren once as he got out, stretched, kept his eyes on the kid.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2019
Silk merchants who hissed and booed, blatted and squealed.
From Time Magazine Archive
The crowd began gathering near the sentry boxes at Blair House at dusk, stood raptly as rush-hour traffic blatted past on Pennsylvania Avenue.
From Time Magazine Archive
Said I: 'They hissed and booed, blatted and squealed like a barnyard filled with frightened cattle, geese and swine.
From Time Magazine Archive
A hundred yards from that gate, its horn blatted irritably at the car of the acting head of municipal police.
From The Pirates of Ersatz by Freas, Kelly
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