blaring
pronunciation
How to pronounce blaring in British English: UK
How to pronounce blaring in American English: US
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- Noun:
- a loud harsh or strident noise
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- Adjective:
- unpleasantly loud and penetrating
Word Origin
- blaring (adj.)
- mid-15c., from present participle of blare. Of things other than sounds, from 1866.
Example
- 1. I walked into the school with my hood up and my music blaring .
- 2. The movie was still blaring but her eyelids were so heavy .
- 3. A radio was blaring out pop music .
- 4. The speedy car ignored the traffic lights and , with its horn blaring , roared down the street .
- 5. Cyclists distracted by music blaring in their ears have become the latest menace on britain 's roads .