blare

verb

\ ˈbler

blared; blaring

Definition of blare

(Entry 1 of 2)

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

noun

Definition of blare (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : a loud strident noise

2 : dazzling often garish brilliance

3 : flamboyance

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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

Cheers and whoops drowned out the pop music blaring from the loudspeakers. — Laura Parker, WSJ, "The Next Generation of Competitive Gamers Is…Over 60?," 14 May 2019 Mexico City also was also scheduled to hold its annual earthquake drill, with sirens set to blare across the metropolis following a moment of silence for quake victims. — Peter Orsi, Fox News, "Mexico commemorates victims of deadly quakes," 19 Sep. 2018 The atmosphere exploded as the stage went dark and the introductory music began blaring along with the visuals projected on the huge screen. — Billboard Japan, Billboard, "Japanese Rockers GLAY Joined Onstage in Taipei by Taiwanese Icons Mayday," 22 Mar. 2018 Snipers’ rifles cracked amid shouting and the blaring sirens of ambulances. — The Economist, "Deadly protests on Gaza’s border with Israel," 17 May 2018 The landmine of shoes in front of the door means there are teenagers in the house, so quite possibly there's loud music blaring and all the food is the gone. — Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, "Mom's '18th Summer' viral post shows heartache of an impending empty nest," 2 July 2018 The trailer is almost a shot-by-shot remake of scenes from the animated version, with the iconic Elton John soundtrack blaring over its stunning visuals. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Disney's The Lion King Trailer Is Here, & It Looks Just Like the '90s Classic," 23 Nov. 2018 Red-white-and-blue beach balls bounced atop the line, rock-concert style, as the Rolling Stones and Lynyrd Skynyrd blared through loudspeakers. — Manny Fernandez, The Seattle Times, "Line for Trump’s Houston rally formed more than a day in advance," 22 Oct. 2018 Even with the Beastie Boys blaring from the speakers and aproned staffers quickly weaving between tables, the crowd is laid back and casual; weekend brunch-goers tend to be lively and cheerful. — Lindsey Tramuta, Condé Nast Traveler, "22 Best Cafés and Coffee Shops in Paris," 3 Mar. 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

An ominous warning about safety liability blares over the loudspeaker. — Robin Seemangal, Popular Mechanics, "A Workhorse Rocket Maker Tries to Touch the Sun—And Stay Relevant," 16 Aug. 2018 Sparks fly, smiles abound and music blares from some of the biggest names in electronic dance. — Kat Bein, Billboard, "Martin Garrix Adds Tchami, Lost Frequencies & More to Ushuaia Ibiza Summer 2018," 14 June 2018 Past the dining room is the garden room, a blare of white woodwork and shutters against light lavender walls and lime green chair seats. — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, "Indian Village home with gardens, koi pond is groomed to the gills," 19 May 2018 Wearing a mile-wide smile, San Francisco Mayor-elect London Breed breezed across Rosa Parks Elementary School’s auditorium stage Thursday to a standing ovation, thunderous applause and the blare of a lone air horn. — Dominic Fracassa, San Francisco Chronicle, "London Breed returns to her roots to celebrate election as SF mayor," 14 June 2018 Two gut-wrenching booms and then a blare of sirens out our window alerted us to the Boston Marathon bombings. — Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor, "Take me outside the ball game," 13 June 2018 The honks come as single horn pumps, multi-toots, and long, sustained blares. — Rachel Becker, The Verge, "How a volcano scientist set out to change American politics," 7 June 2018 Be warned: The LaSalle is adjacent to an active railroad track, and that horn blares loudly, almost comically so. — Jody Schmal, Houston Chronicle, "Where to stay and play in College Station," 10 May 2018 The blare of the horns and the beat of the drums filled the streets. Freshly brewed coffee wafted out of Fifth Street Dick's cafe. — Angel Jennings, latimes.com, "There's Koreatown. There's Little Tokyo. So why can't Leimert Park be Africa Town? Or Wakanda?," 25 May 2018

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