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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
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blare — [bleə US bler] v also blare out [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from an unrecorded Old English blAran] to make a very loud unpleasant noise ▪ Horns blared in the street outside. ▪ The radio was blaring out the latest pop songs.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Blare — (Numism.), Berner Billonscheidemünze – 1 Batzen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
blare — index barrage, noise, proclaim Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
blare — (v.) late 14c., bleren to wail, possibly from an unrecorded O.E. *blæren, or from M.Du. bleren to bleat, cry, bawl, shout. Probably echoic, either way. Related: Blared; blaring. As a noun from 1809, from the verb … Etymology dictionary
blare — [v] make loud noise bark, bellow, blast, boom, bray, clamor, clang, honk, hoot, peal, resound, roar, scream, shout, shriek, sound out, toot, trumpet; concepts 65,77 Ant. toot … New thesaurus
blare — ► VERB ▪ sound loudly and harshly. ► NOUN ▪ a loud, harsh sound. ORIGIN Dutch or Low German blaren … English terms dictionary
blare — [bler] vt., vi. blared, blaring [ME bleren, bloren, to wail, bellow: for IE base see BLEAR] 1. to sound out with loud, harsh, trumpetlike tones 2. to announce or exclaim loudly n. 1. a loud, brassy sound 2. harsh brilliance or glare, as of color … English World dictionary
blare — [[t]ble͟ə(r)[/t]] blares, blaring, blared V ERG If something such as a siren or radio blares, it makes a loud, unpleasant noise. The fire engines were just pulling up, sirens blaring... Music blared from the flat behind me... [V n] I blared my… … English dictionary
