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
Said I: 'They hissed and booed, blatted and squealed like a barnyard filled with frightened cattle, geese and swine.
From Time Magazine Archive
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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?"
From Time Magazine Archive
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If he liked the old songs in their simple state, he was troubled to hear them blatted out in pseudo-swing as a substitute for new stuff.
From Time Magazine Archive
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But he was sorry afterward, because the mother stood and blatted at him reproachfully for four days and nights without stopping.
From Casey Ryan by Bower, B. M.
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