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
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
Whistles shrieked, bells clanged, diesel engines blatted their air horns like dying cows.
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
Colonel Jimmy, confound him, blatted right along, apologising to me for playing "better than he knew how" and all that sort of rot.
From Fore! by Loan, Charles Emmett Van
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