[syn: blaring, blasting]
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:
blaring \blar"ing\ adj.
harshly or unpleasantly loud (in sound intensity); -- used
mostly of electronic entertainment devices, such as TV,
radio, or phonograph.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
blaring
adj 1: unpleasantly loud and penetrating; "the blaring noise of
trumpets"; "shut our ears against the blasting music from
his car radio" [syn: blaring, blasting]
n 1: a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: blare, blaring,
cacophony, clamor, din]