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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

Kiana's older sister Lani exclaimed, while lovingly tickling the baby.

— Olivia Young, CBS News, 28 July 2026
Goldberg exclaimed of the star’s set during the halftime show, which also included BTS, Justin Bieber, and more.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026

Definition of exclaim

Noun

Round out your visit with a ride aboard the Maid of the Mist, descend into the gorge at Cave of the Winds, or simply pause to take in the roar and mist of one of North America’s most spectacular natural wonders.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
And there was Nacua, gliding underneath the pass and taking it to the end zone to a roar of cheers.

— Nate Atkins, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of roar

Noun

Equally notable throughout the game was the angry screech, reserved for whenever the Czech Republic players had the ball — or worse — were given a free kick.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Guests range from ordinary commuters to figures like Cate Blanchett and Julian Casablancas, all subject to the same fluorescent lighting and ambient subway screech.

— Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 June 2026

Definition of screech

Verb

But the voice bellowing through the headset of quarterback Patrick Mahomes provides him an every-single-play reminder of Bieniemy’s absence.

— Sam McDowell Updated July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Her Volumnia bellows at her meek daughter-in-law, Virgilia (Justine Faith) as though reprimanding an incompetent private.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of bellow

Noun

Pin behavior before agents touch the tangle, with characterization tests that record what the code actually does—ideal AI grunt work, incidentally.

— Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Bourdain was doing all of the grunt work at the Flagship, scrubbing pots and pans, scraping plates, peeling potatoes, and cleaning shrimp.

— Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 7 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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