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blare definition

blare (bler)

transitive verb, intransitive verb blared, blaring blar′·ing

  1. to sound out with loud, harsh, trumpetlike tones
  2. to announce or exclaim loudly

Etymology: ME bleren, bloren, to wail, bellow: for IE base see blear

noun

  1. a loud, brassy sound
  2. harsh brilliance or glare, as of color

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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