Blare

Quick meaning: Blare is a verb meaning To play (a radio, recorded music, etc.) at extremely loud volume levels.

Meaning

To play (a radio, recorded music, etc.) at extremely loud volume levels.

More Meanings

1. To express (ideas, words, etc.) loudly; to proclaim.
2. To make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet.
3. To make a lengthy sound, as of a person crying or an animal bellowing or roaring.
4. A loud sound.
5. (figurative) Of colour, light, or some other quality: dazzling, often garish, brilliance.
6. (obsolete except British, dialectal) A lengthy sound, as of a person crying or an animal bellowing or roaring.

Example Sentences

The trumpet blaring in my ears gave me a headache.

The worthies alſo of Moab bleared and cried for very ſorow of their myndes: Wo is my hert for Moabs ſake.

[O]n plains, and under City-walls, innumerable regimental bands blare-off into the Inane, without note from us.

And the kyne wente ſtraight waye vnto Beth Semes vpon one ſtreete, and wente on blearynge, and turned nether to the righte hande ner to the lefte.

Word Forms

• blares
• blaring
• blared
• blair

Synonyms for blare

Depending on context, synonyms include clamor, cacophony, blast, toot, blaring, claxon.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include din, clamor, toot, beep, honk, claxon.

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