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blare

 

[ bleษ™r ]

Verb / Noun
Context #1 | Verb

loud sound

To make a loud, unpleasant noise that can be heard from a long distance.

Synonyms

bellow, blast, shout

Examples of usage

  • The car horn blared as the driver impatiently waited for the traffic to move.
  • The alarm clock blared, waking me up suddenly from my deep sleep.
Context #2 | Noun

loud noise

A loud, harsh sound that is often unpleasant to hear.

Synonyms

blast, clang, din

Examples of usage

  • The blare of the sirens could be heard throughout the city.
  • The blare of the music from the party next door kept me awake all night.

Translations

Translations of the word "blare" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น estrondo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคคเฅ‡เคœ เค†เคตเคพเคœ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lรคrm

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ berisik

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะณัƒั€ะบั–ั‚

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ haล‚as

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้จ’้Ÿณ (ใใ†ใŠใ‚“)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท vacarme

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ estruendo

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท gรผrรผltรผ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํฐ ์†Œ๋ฆฌ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุถูˆุถุงุก

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ hluk

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ hluk

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ–งๅšฃ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ hrup

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ hรกvaรฐi

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัˆัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฎแƒ›แƒแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ sษ™s-kรผy

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ estruendo

Etymology

The word 'blare' originated from the Middle English word 'blaren', which is imitative of the sound itself. It has been used in the English language since the 14th century. The verb form of 'blare' originally meant 'to bleat as a sheep', but over time it evolved to refer to any loud, harsh noise. The noun form of 'blare' has been used to describe loud, unpleasant sounds since the 18th century.

Word Frequency Rank

This word's position of #30,626 indicates it's among the more rare English words. While understanding it broadens your vocabulary, focus on more common words first.