blared; blaring
: to sound loud and strident
radios blaring
1
: to sound or utter raucously
sat blaring the car horn
2
: to proclaim flamboyantly
headlines blared his defeat
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
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AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025
As peaceful demonstrations broke up at Mill Creek Park near the Country Club Plaza Saturday afternoon, protesters began marching along Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard and chanting to a chorus of blaring car horns.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
The album’s wintry electronic sound, full of guitar squalls and synth blares that slash through chasms of negative space, offers the inverse of El-P’s typically bustling style.
—Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Between the blaring boarding call announcements and the cacophony of slot machines, the concourse at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas is deafening.
—AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025
As peaceful demonstrations broke up at Mill Creek Park near the Country Club Plaza Saturday afternoon, protesters began marching along Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard and chanting to a chorus of blaring car horns.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
Tramel conversationally chants as pulsing synths flare and wild guitar blares.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
The album’s wintry electronic sound, full of guitar squalls and synth blares that slash through chasms of negative space, offers the inverse of El-P’s typically bustling style.
—Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Blare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blare. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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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
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