blatting

verb

present participle of blat
as in exclaiming
to utter with a sudden burst of strong feeling blatted an obscene expletive before biting the dust

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Recent Examples of blatting Crews were blatting the flames to avoid impacts to neighboring businesses. — Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blatting
  1. exclaiming
  2. shouting
  3. roaring
Verb
  • Lyra donned her purple-and-pink mask, exclaiming at the colorful angelfish darting between her legs.
    — Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • On a street by the harbor, crowds of people were squinting into the distance, exclaiming every time the whale exhaled.
    — Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
Definition of exclaiming
Verb
  • Feige said, shouting out Holland, Cretton, fellow producer Amy Pascal and distributor Sony Pictures.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The officers began shouting multiple commands simultaneously, creating confusion for Aubrey.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of shouting
Verb
  • After a miscue on a target in the second quarter, Reed came roaring back with the 15-yard touchdown reception for the second score of the game.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, devastating fires have hit Spokane, Washington, amid a roaring wildfire season in parts of the West and Pacific Northwest.
    — Brianna Sacks, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of roaring

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“Blatting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blatting. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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