blare
blare
Definition
blare (bler)
transitive verb, intransitive verb blared, blar′·ing
- to sound out with loud, harsh, trumpetlike tones
- to announce or exclaim loudly
Etymology: ME bleren, bloren, to wail, bellow: for IE base see blear
noun
- a loud, brassy sound
- harsh brilliance or glare, as of color
blare
Synonyms
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.
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