blare

Noun · Verb
US[blair]/blɛr/1 syllable
Synonyms: blaringcacophonyclamordinblasthonkbeepclaxontoot

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)blares

  1. a loud harsh or strident noiseSynonyms: blaringcacophonyclamordinType of noise

Verb (2)blares, blared, blaring

  1. make a strident sound“She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone”Synonyms: blastMore general make noise, resound
  2. make a strident noise“The horns of the taxis blared”Synonyms: honkbeepclaxontootMore general sound, goMore specific tootle

Related words blast verb, eruption noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Blare (…), intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Blared (…); present participle & verbal noun Blaring.]

Origin: OE. blaren, bloren, to cry, woop; cf. G. plärren 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.” Alfred Tennyson

Blare transitive verb

To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim loudly.

To blare its own interpretation.— Alfred Tennyson
Blare noun

The harsh noise of a trumpet; a loud and somewhat harsh noise, like the blast of a trumpet; a roar or bellowing.

With blare of bugle, clamor of men.— Alfred Tennyson
His ears are stunned with the thunder's blare.— Joseph Rodman Drake

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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