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blare
I. \ˈbla(a)(ə)r, -le(ə)r, -la(a)ə, -leə\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English bleren, bloren; akin to Middle High German blēren, blerren to bleat, brüelen to bellow, moo, Old English blætan to bleat — more at bleat
intransitive verb
1. now dialect : to utter a prolonged cry
< the calf blared for its mother >
2. : to sound with or as if with the loud and somewhat harsh tone characteristic of a trumpet
< radios blaring in the night >
3. of lights : to shine forth brilliantly and often garishly : glare
transitive verb
1.
a. : to sound loudly and usually harshly or vehemently
< sat blaring the car horn >
b. : to proclaim loudly or announce sensationally or flamboyantly
< headlines blared his disgrace >
2. : to give off (light) brilliantly or garishly : glare
< the chandelier … blared light like a trumpet — Eleanor Clark >
II. noun
(-s)
1. : the loud and somewhat harsh sound of a trumpet
2.
a. : a sound felt to resemble the blast of a trumpet
< an automobile passed before the house, its horn giving off a blare — Hamilton Basso >
b. : sound that is loud and often harsh
< the jukebox filled the room with blare >
3. : dazzling and often garish brilliance
< tunnels with their sudden blare of daylight — Osbert Sitwell >
4. : sensationalism or flamboyance that often exceeds good taste
< for general blare and blarney and pandemonium — C.L.Becker >
also : an instance of this
< a blare of publicity >
5. : tar mixture used in caulking |