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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

Glasper exclaimed afterward, before jovially striking a pose onstage.

— William E. Ketchum III, VIBE.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Caitlin Clark exclaimed, pretty much the millisecond her coach finished.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of exclaim

Noun

The highlight of the play during a montage that was shown on the overhead videoboard set off some of the loudest roars of the night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
The Gators’ front let out its strongest roar in the fourth quarter with a fourth-and-1 stop that led to a rushing touchdown by Baugh, cementing a 27-17 lead.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of roar

Verb

Hollywell nods in agreement, and shouts out all the graffiti artists and other creatives who are still nearby.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
While one fan shouts criticism at an official’s call at Mira Costa High, Grandma and Grandpa Reis calmly and confidently root for their grandsons, Christian, a running back, and Weston, a linebacker.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of shout

Noun

Farnsworth said the screech is typical of barn owls, who use it to communicate with one another.

— Joseph B. Frederick, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Rihanna’s here, maniacal crowds are lining up outside shows to screech and wave at their favorite stars and days of runway events big and small lie ahead.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of screech

Verb

By making its pockets oversized and bellowed, the designers of the first cargo pants allowed soldiers to tote grenades, flares and other essential gear in their trousers.

— Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2026
John Goodman bellowed from his front porch, in Charleston, South Carolina.

— Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of bellow

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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