blare

1 of 2

verb

ˈbler 

blared; blaring

intransitive verb

: to sound loud and strident

radios blaring

transitive verb

1

: to sound or utter raucously

sat blaring the car horn

2

: to proclaim flamboyantly

headlines blared his defeat

blare

2 of 2

noun

1

: a loud strident noise

2

: dazzling often garish brilliance

3

: flamboyance

Synonyms

Verb

• advertise
• announce
• annunciate
• blaze
• blazon
• broadcast
• declare
• enunciate
• flash
• give out
• herald
• placard
• post
• proclaim
• promulgate
• publicize
• publish
• release
• sound
• trumpet

Noun

• babel
• bluster
• bowwow
• brawl
• bruit [archaic]
• cacophony
• chatter
• clamor
• clangor
• decibel(s)
• din
• discordance
• katzenjammer
• noise
• racket
• rattle
• roar

Examples of blare in a Sentence

Verb

Rock music blared through the store from the loudspeakers.

Loudspeakers blared rock music through the store.

Noun

the blare of electric guitars

the blare of horns arising from the long line of cars behind him did nothing to help the motorist get his car started again

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

As nightfall approached, sirens blared and officers, donning helmets and bearing zip ties, mustered. —Alan Blinder, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024

No sirens blared outside Red Bear Brewing Co. last week. —Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English bleren; akin to Middle Dutch blēren to shout

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun

1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

blare

1 of 2 verb

ˈbla(ə)r 

ˈble(ə)r

blared; blaring

1

: to sound loud and harsh

2

: to sound or say in a harsh noisy manner

loudspeakers blaring advertisements

blare

2 of 2 noun

: a loud disagreeable noise

the blare of trumpets