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verb

ˈblat

Definition of blat

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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Recent Examples of blat

Verb

Crews were blatting the flames to avoid impacts to neighboring businesses. — Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026 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

Kornacki then exclaimed, trying to collect his soaked papers.

— Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
Kiana's older sister Lani exclaimed, while lovingly tickling the baby.

— Olivia Young, CBS News, 28 July 2026

Definition of exclaim

Noun

If the come-from-behind victory and the roar of more than 45,000 fans on Saturday afternoon were any indication, Anderson’s arrival could portend great things is Seattle for the rest of this season, and for many more to come.

— Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
The absurdities and tragedies of daily life in dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu’s Romania roar from the page in Oana Aristide’s irresistible debut.

— Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of roar

Verb

Video showed locals draped in Spanish flags, shouting anti-migrant slogans, and singing Spanish songs, torching the camp and throwing migrants’ belongings in the Mediterranean or into bonfires.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026
Being Chicago’s hometown airline — and shouting about it a lot — affords United Airlines certain privileges.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of shout

Noun

The screech of guitar feedback echoed from a makeshift stage outside, where a punk-rock band had just launched into their set, a fitting accompaniment to the bar’s kaleidoscopic selection of beer.

— Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
La Vierge de Fer contrasts the delicate fruit and a lily note with the screech of cold metal, sparkling aldehydes, and lilting sandalwood.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of screech

Verb

Kio takes in his new surroundings confidently, strutting through the grasses near his den while working on his roar, that is, until a bellowing elephant sends him racing closer to Mom.

— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
Ormund looks on in horror as Roddy raises his arms – or what’s left of them – and bellows laughter.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of bellow

Noun

Still, the constant death against even low-level grunt enemies, let alone fearsome bosses, is annoying and obnoxious.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
Ranging from the sound of emergency sirens and birds screeching to low grunts and guttural hoots, their vocalizations reverberate from a sanctuary in the hot, dry hills of the Santa Clarita Valley, north of Los Angeles.

— Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of grunt

Noun

My personal highlights were the tender, lightly caramelized moo ping pork skewers with sticky rice, succulent tomato stracciatella sourdough toast, and copious flawless mango, which melted in my mouth like butter.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Junior Heifers One building was filled with the almost deafening hum of high-power hair dryers and the occasional moo.

— Chris Torres, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026

Definition of moo

Noun

Timbaland’s eerie, minimalist production — stuttering beat patterns, yawning silences between drum hits, synth riffs that bray and heave — was the ideal vehicle for Elliott’s slaloming, heavily syncopated raps.

— New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
My father mistakes it for the verb to bray, like a donkey.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025

Definition of bray

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