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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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
John holds on to the yoke, looking straight ahead, as alarms and red lights blare on the control panel.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
So, too, are Mets fans, minus the blare of the trumpets that heralded another trip through the bullpen walls for Diaz.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Hundreds line sidewalks near Roseville Galleria The sound of honking horns blared almost constantly while hundreds of people took to sidewalks near the Westfield Galleria at Roseville mall on Saturday morning.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
John holds on to the yoke, looking straight ahead, as alarms and red lights blare on the control panel.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
For 140 years, the blare of the train horns has been a familiar part of life for Treasure Valley residents.
—Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
So, too, are Mets fans, minus the blare of the trumpets that heralded another trip through the bullpen walls for Diaz.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Blare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blare. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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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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