- Blare
- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈbler\
- Function:
- verb
- Inflected Form(s):
- blared; blar·ing
- Etymology:
- Middle English bleren; akin to Middle Dutch blēren to shout
- Date:
- 15th century
intransitive verb
: to sound loud and strident <radios blaring>
transitive verb
1
: to sound or utter raucously <sat blaring the car horn>
2
: to proclaim flamboyantly <headlines blared his defeat>
blare. (2008). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
Retrieved May 15, 2008, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blare
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