Definition of Blare

1. Noun. A loud harsh or strident noise.

Exact synonyms: Blaring, Cacophony, Clamor, Din
Generic synonyms: Noise
Derivative terms: Cacophonic, Cacophonous, Clamorous, Din

2. Verb. Make a strident sound. "The streets blare with cars "; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"
Exact synonyms: Blast
Generic synonyms: Make Noise, Noise, Resound
Derivative terms: Blast

3. Verb. Make a loud noise. "The streets blare with cars "; "The horns of the taxis blared"
Exact synonyms: Beep, Claxon, Honk, Toot
Generic synonyms: Go, Sound
Specialized synonyms: Tootle
Derivative terms: Beep, Beeper, Claxon, Honker, Toot

Definition of Blare

1. v. i. To sound loudly and somewhat harshly.

2. v. t. To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim loudly.

3. n. The harsh noise of a trumpet; a loud and somewhat harsh noise, like the blast of a trumpet; a roar or bellowing.

Definition of Blare

1. Noun. (context: usually singular) A loud sound. ¹

2. Noun. Dazzling often garish brilliance. ¹

3. Verb. To make a loud sound. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Blare

1. to sound loudly [v BLARED, BLARING, BLARES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blare

blanking
blankings
blankity
blankly
blankness
blanknesses
blanks
blanky
blanquet
blanquets
blanquette
blanquettes
blanquillo
blanquillos
blanscue
blare (current term)
blare out
blared
blares
blarg
blaring
blarings
blarmed
blarney
blarneyed
blarneying
blarneys
blas
blase
blaseness

Literary usage of Blare

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1875)
"blare, or Blear. Illustration of:— 'The band acquitted themselves with taste and propriety not ... blare ..."

2. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1859)
"To blare.—Blatter.—Blatant To roar, to bellow. Du. blae- ren, probably contracted from bladeren, ... Blatant See blare. Blaze. 1. A strong flame. ..."

3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1871)
"THE FIRST blare OF THE TRUMPETS. HAD a whole spring and summer of such happiness as I fear rarely falls to the lot of mortals. Nature herself seemed bent on ..."

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