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English

Pronunciation

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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɛə(r)|-ɛə(r)

Verb

To make a loud sound.
: The trumpet's loud blare woke me up immediately.

Noun

In the Context of A loud sound.
: I can hardly hear you over the blare of the radio.

Anagrams

fa:blare io:blare fi:blare te:blare vi:blare zh:blare

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Blare \Blare\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blared; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blaring.] [OE. blaren, bloren, to cry, woop; cf. G.
pl[aum]rren to bleat, D. blaren to bleat, cry, weep. Prob. an
imitative word, but cf. also E. blast. Cf. Blore.]
To sound loudly and somewhat harshly. "The trumpet blared."
--Tennyson.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Blare \Blare\, v. t.
To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim
loudly.
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To blare its own interpretation. --Tennyson.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Blare \Blare\, n.
The harsh noise of a trumpet; a loud and somewhat harsh
noise, like the blast of a trumpet; a roar or bellowing.
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With blare of bugle, clamor of men. --Tennyson.
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His ears are stunned with the thunder's blare. --J. R.
Drake.
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WordNet blare
n : a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: blaring, cacophony,
clamor, din]
v 1: make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking
into a microphone" [syn: blast]
2: make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared" [syn: honk,
beep, claxon, toot]

Moby Dictionary
bark , bawl , bay , beep , belch , bell , bellow , blare forth , blast ,
blat , blate , blaze , blaze abroad , blazing light , blazon ,
blazon about , bleat , blinding light , blow , blow the horn , blubber ,
boom , bray , breathe , bright light , brightness , brilliance ,
brilliancy , brilliant light , bugle , burr , burst of light , buzz ,
cackle , call , caterwaul , caw , celebrate , chant , chirp , chirr ,
clamor , clang , clangor , clank , clarion , clash , coo , craunch , croak ,
crow , crump , crunch , cry , cry out , dazzling light , declaim , drawl ,
echo , effulgence , exclaim , fanfare , flamboyance , flame , flare ,
flood of light , flourish of trumpets , flute , fulgor , gasp ,
give tongue , give voice , glare , glaring light , glory , glow , grind ,
groan , growl , grumble , grunt , herald , herald abroad , hiss , honk ,
howl , jangle , jar , keen , lilt , low , meow , mew , mewl , miaow , moo ,
mumble , murmur , mutter , neigh , nicker , noise , pant , peal , pipe ,
proclaim , promulgate , pule , radiance , radiancy , radiant splendor ,
rasp , refulgence , refulgency , resonate , resound , resplendence ,
resplendency , reverberate , ring , roar , rumble , scranch , scrape ,
scratch , screak , scream , screech , scrunch , shout , shriek , sibilate ,
sigh , sing , snap , snarl , snore , snort , sob , sound , sound a tattoo ,
sound taps , splendor , squall , squawk , squeak , squeal ,
streaming light , tantara , tantarara , taps , tarantara , tattoo ,
thunder , thunder forth , toot , tootle , troat , trumpet ,
trumpet blast , trumpet call , trumpet forth , twang , tweedle ,
ululate , vividness , wail , warble , whicker , whine , whinny , whisper ,
whistle , wind , yap , yawl , yawp , yell , yelp , yip , yowl