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blare

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Blare \Blare\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blared}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Blaring}.] [OE. blaren, bloren, to cry, woop; cf. G.
   pl["a]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.

Blare \Blare\, v. t.
   To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim
   loudly.

         To blare its own interpretation.         --Tennyson.

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.

         With blare of bugle, clamor of men.      --Tennyson.

         His ears are stunned with the thunder's blare. --J. R.
                                                  Drake.

Source : WordNet®

blare
     n : a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: {blaring}, {cacophony},
          {clamor}, {din}]

blare
     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}]
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