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Definition of Blare
1. Verb. Make a strident sound. "The streets blare with cars "; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"
2. Noun. A loud harsh or strident noise.
Generic synonyms: Noise
Derivative terms: Cacophonic, Cacophonous, Clamorous, Din
3. Verb. Make a loud noise. "The streets blare with cars "; "The horns of the taxis blared"
Generic synonyms: Go, Sound
Specialized synonyms: Tootle
Derivative terms: Beep, Beeper, Claxon, Honker, Toot
Definition of Blare
1. v. i. To sound loudly and somewhat harshly.
2. v. t. To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim loudly.
3. n. The harsh noise of a trumpet; a loud and somewhat harsh noise, like the blast of a trumpet; a roar or bellowing.
Definition of Blare
1. Noun. (context: usually singular) A loud sound. ¹
2. Noun. Dazzling often garish brilliance. ¹
3. Verb. To make a loud sound. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Blare
1. to sound loudly [v BLARED, BLARING, BLARES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blare
Literary usage of Blare
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1875)
"blare, or Blear. Illustration of:— 'The band acquitted themselves with taste and
propriety not ... blare ..."
2. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1859)
"To blare.—Blatter.—Blatant To roar, to bellow. Du. blae- ren, probably contracted
from bladeren, ... Blatant See blare. Blaze. 1. A strong flame. ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1871)
"THE FIRST blare OF THE TRUMPETS. HAD a whole spring and summer of such happiness
as I fear rarely falls to the lot of mortals. Nature herself seemed bent on ..."
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