blat 1 of 2

as in to exclaim
to utter with a sudden burst of strong feeling blatted an obscene expletive before biting the dust

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blat

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noun

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Recent Examples of blat
Noun
Your problem is that you were raised on fantasies of blatting muscle cars and Bueller-esque Ferrari Daytonas, and don’t know how to find something fun, affordable, and unexpected. Brett Berk, GQ, 26 June 2017
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Verb
  • Kimmel exclaimed as the audience applauded.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Florida sophomore Dylan Neves, 19, exclaimed from a line outside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday night.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Case managers had a hard time being heard over the roar of traffic, officials said.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Sports fans will love how the AI Sports Mode sharpens every detail of the game while boosting the roar of the crowd for a true arena vibe.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • At one point, the same officer shouted at Ellis not to move.
    Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Then, Suarez moved to another part of the field, where he is seen shouting, stepping on the foot of Sounders head of security Gene Ramirez and spitting on him.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Once upon a time the screech of the dial-up sound signaled our entry into a new realm in the form of the Internet.
    Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • People chatter, kids laugh, seagulls screech and birds chirp.
    Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • There are layers of grunts and bangs; there is an increasingly insistent electronic score by Steve Jablonsky and, loudest of all, there are numerous ’70s needle drops that fully exploit the melodrama of prog rock.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
  • During the day, fans can meander in and out of matches, keyed by the soundtrack of fervent applause in a close match, of grunts and skidding sneakers just a few feet away.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Cameras panned to him as public address announcer Bob Ford bellowed his name with the starting lineup.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The collapse has been total for the Mets, who should take the field tonight to Lloyd Christmas bellowing about pets’ heads falling off.
    Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • How moo moo came to be be The Facebook group and the resulting moo moo movement began with a conversation between Huckins and a friend, according to both women.
    Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Michel Iluz, whose son Guy Iluz was killed while captive in Gaza, shouted into the microphone at the Jerusalem protest, the pain in his voice mounting to a howl.
    WAFAA SHURAFA, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
  • More importantly, the most recent of these sightings, just two years ago, was by a railroad passenger, so keep a lookout for a tall, hairy figure, or for massive footprints, which are also commonly reported, and listen for the mysterious creature’s spine-tingling howls.
    The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025

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“Blat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blat. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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