blare
/bleə/
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Definition
Noun:
- A loud, harsh, or strident noise: "Blare" refers to a sound that is unpleasantly loud, sharp, and often grating to the ears.
Verb:
- To make a loud, harsh noise: The action of producing a powerful, often unpleasant, sound.
- To sound or emit something stridently: To project a sound in a loud, forceful, and sometimes aggressive manner.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- The blare of car horns filled the city street.
- We couldn't hear each other over the blare of the sirens.
Verb:
- The trumpets blared as the king entered.
- The radio was blaring rock music from the open window.
Advanced Usage
- "to blare out": to sound loudly and suddenly.
- An alarm blared out, warning everyone to evacuate.
Variants and Related Words
- Blaring (adj): Describing something that is emitting a loud, harsh sound.
- The blaring speakers annoyed the neighbors.
Synonyms
- Noun: Blast, clamor, din, roar.
- Verb: Blast, trumpet, boom, resound.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Blare out: To emit a loud sound, often from a speaker or instrument.
- The national anthem blared out from the stadium's sound system.
Related Idioms
Noun
- a loud harsh or strident noise
Verb
- make a loud noise
- The horns of the taxis blared
- make a strident sound
- She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone