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blare Definition

blare (bler)

transitive verb, intransitive verb blared, blar·ing

  1. to sound out with loud, harsh, trumpetlike tones
  2. to announce or exclaim loudly

Etymology: ME bleren, bloren, to wail, bellow: for IE base see blear

noun

  1. a loud, brassy sound
  2. harsh brilliance or glare, as of color

blare Synonyms

blare

v.

boom, trumpet, blast; see sound 1, yell.

blare Usage Examples

Object

  • horn: Ignoring traffic, blaring horns and fingered salutes, we kissed on cheeks, then lips and hips gridlocked.
  • noise: We must protect them from that blaring noise for it could ruin their hearing.
  • song: And party members cruised the streets in beat-up pickup trucks blaring patriotic Kurdish folk songs through loudspeakers.
  • siren: The blaring siren of a fire engine arrives on the bridge, followed by police cars and the car of AGENT MULDER.
  • soundtrack: Sally screams consistently, delivering an audible irritation that entwines with the blaring soundtrack, assaulting the senses.
  • television: Neighbors with blaring televisions or stereos have a huge detrimental impact on someone else's quality of life.

Converse of object

  • trumpet: The trumpets blare to send the plagues that will free the people of God.

Preposition: through

  • speaker: They heard the tinkling of glasses, raucous laughter, and music blaring through loud speakers.

Modifying Another Word

  • away: Wandering barefoot hand in hand listening to radios blaring away!
  • still: The music still blares out, but there is no sound of chest beating or the thump of studs on the floor.
  • loudly: If the Church prays then the trumpets are going to blare so loudly the pagans are going to be shaking in their boots.

Preposition: in

  • background: Moreover, you will not impress clients with the kids or TV blaring in the background.

Preposition: of

  • horn: There's no argy-bargy, just a firm, resolute need for progress, and there's no constant blaring of horns.
  • siren: Was a bit bizarre; traffic lights were out and there was the occasional blare of a siren whizzing past.

Preposition: from

  • speaker: Pull his ears and the rhythm changes, but flick his antenna and bizarre sound effects blare from the speaker.
  • radio: He wondered how Roy managed to sleep with the country music blaring from the radio.
  • window: Walking the dog you get to listen to other peoples taste in music, from Rap to Reggae blaring from open windows.
  • stereo: When I wrote the rave scene, I had hard-core techno blaring from the stereo, much to my suburban neighbors ' horror.
  • jukebox: Very loud rock and heavy metal music is blaring from the jukebox.
blare Quotes

   The speech is admirable, but the speaker is not to be trusted; for he has never been amid the blare of trumpets.

—Eudamidas   4c