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
A Midwest member got on the wire, blatted the news to all wirephoto points by asking the New York office: "What about pictures on Roosevelt at Casablanca?"
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Whistles shrieked, bells clanged, diesel engines blatted their air horns like dying cows.
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The loudspeaker blatted five sets of code numbers, each from a different base across the ocean.
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Then it was on to camp at the foot of the wall, up which herds of wild goats scrambled and blatted, while the tent arose to the sound of rifle-firing.
From The Cruise of the Snark by Jack London
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