blare
pronunciation
How to pronounce blare in British English:
UK [bleə(r)]
How to pronounce blare in American English:
US [bler]
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- Noun:
- a loud harsh or strident noise
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- Verb:
- make a strident sound
- make a loud noise
Word Origin
- blare (v.)
- late 14c., bleren "to wail," possibly from an unrecorded Old English *blæren, or from Middle Dutch bleren "to bleat, cry, bawl, shout." Probably echoic, either way. Related: Blared; blaring. As a noun from 1809, from the verb.
Example
- 1. I asked over the blare of horns .
- 2. Don 't blare the stereo .
- 3. The note became a strident blare .
- 4. Hear blare only , next large hole leaves in the ground .
- 5. The blare of police sirens , a brass band .