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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

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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

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Complete strangers become confidants, newcomers are entrusted with the secret rituals of the forest (like shouting for the always elusive Carl), and trading trinkets and kandi is the reigning social currency.

— Taryn Valentine, SPIN, 10 July 2026
During a meeting last month, dozens of students and educators packed the school board’s auditorium to support Broderick, in a contentious meeting that at times erupted in shouting amid questions over what can be said during public comments.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

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Kalandula Falls, Angola The roaring Kalandula Falls are considered sacred, a place where locals once performed rituals to ask the gods for health and wealth.

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 16 July 2026
Last October, a roaring blast and fire at Chevron’s El Segundo plant stayed within the refinery footprint but the noise shook the neighborhood and turned the sky sunset-orange, then smoky.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

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