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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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
  • Noone exclaimed, with put-on familiarity.
    Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Boise State head coach Spencer Danielson exclaimed when asked about the catch and celebration.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That roar originated nearly a century ago.
    Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Tens of thousands gathered in Hostages Square, Tel Aviv, to watch the releases and a joyful roar erupted from the crowd as the first images of the hostages flashed on the screen, the Associated Press reported.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • To their right, a woman raised her hand, jabbing her index finger forward and shouting.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Perry shouted into her microphone.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • So rang the delighted screech of a young Manchester United fan outside the Progress with Unity Stadium, an hour before United’s Women’s Champions League debut against Valarenga on Wednesday night.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • So the grunts up front are succeeding, but the running backs are failing?
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
  • In terms of grunt, the new vessel will be powered by a hybrid propulsion system mated with twin MTU engines, which have a battery capacity of up to 1,920kWh.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These Wrigleyville crowds should be packed in and bellowing.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In the locker room, fellow pass-rusher extraordinaire Jonathon Cooper smacked Bonitto’s shoulders and bellowed his praises to a gaggle of reporters.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 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
  • In the middle of the forest, the only sounds biologist Kimberly Rosvall could hear were the croaks of nocturnal frogs and the distant howl of a coyote.
    Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Known for their loud personalities, huskies are no stranger to using their voices, but a video of a senior, deaf husky's silent howl is proving that even without sound, the breed still speaks volumes.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Blat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blat. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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