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
  • Ultimately, though, many workers want to be at a business that rewards people for actually doing the hard work—not just shouting the most about it.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In one video, Basabe appears to raise his voice at a man before turning around and shouting at a woman.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of shouting
Verb
  • Suppliers of plywood are doing a roaring trade in Paris right now.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The homey vibe of the clip, which also features a shot of a roaring fire, holiday sweaters, a glimpse of a Christmas tree and Rodrigo’s stocking hung with care above on the mantle does not provide any audio from the song.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of roaring

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

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