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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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After most of the sellout crowd filed out Wednesday, one solitary Sox fan stood at his seat under the press box, shouting obscenities about the Guardians and the city of Cleveland.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
News of their separation had been made public earlier this year when LaBeouf was arrested in New Orleans for two charges of simple battery where he was eventually given probation despite allegedly also harassing locals and shouting homophobic slurs.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026

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Fitted in a two-piece purple and black lingerie-style attire with matching fishnets and high heels, Doja Cat moved a mile a minute, only taking a break near the end of the show to take in the roaring crowd.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
Bedrooms aside, each residence has its own features—a billiards room in Norwood, an infinity pool in Dunkeld, the superb garden suites in Castlereagh, the roaring fires in Summerville, and the rose terraces at Tientsin.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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