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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a loud harsh or strident noise;
[syn: blare, blaring, cacophony, clamor, din]


VERB (2)

1. make a strident sound;
- Example: "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"
[syn: blast, blare]

2. make a loud noise;
- Example: "The horns of the taxis blared"
[syn: honk, blare, beep, claxon, toot]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Blare \Blare\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blared; p. pr. & vb. n. Blaring.] [OE. blaren, bloren, to cry, woop; cf. G. pl[aum]rren to bleat, D. blaren to bleat, cry, weep. Prob. an imitative word, but cf. also E. blast. Cf. Blore.] To sound loudly and somewhat harshly. "The trumpet blared." --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Blare \Blare\, v. t. To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim loudly. [1913 Webster] To blare its own interpretation. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Blare \Blare\, n. The harsh noise of a trumpet; a loud and somewhat harsh noise, like the blast of a trumpet; a roar or bellowing. [1913 Webster] With blare of bugle, clamor of men. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] His ears are stunned with the thunder's blare. --J. R. Drake. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

blare n 1: a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: blare, blaring, cacophony, clamor, din] v 1: make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone" [syn: blast, blare] 2: make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared" [syn: honk, blare, beep, claxon, toot]