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Dictionary: blare   (blâr) pronunciation

v., blared, blar·ing, blares.

v.intr.
To sound loudly and stridently: a stereo blaring in the next apartment.

v.tr.
  1. To cause to sound loudly and stridently: Don't blare the stereo.
  2. To proclaim loudly and flamboyantly: headlines blaring the scandal.
n.
  1. A loud, strident noise.
  2. Flamboyance.

[Middle English bleren.]


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verb

    To proclaim in a blatantly startling way: scream, shout, shriek. See show/hide.

Antonyms: blare
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v

Definition: make loud noise
Antonyms: toot

v

Definition: trumpet
Antonyms: mute, stifle


WordNet: blare
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a loud harsh or strident noise
  Synonyms: blaring, cacophony, clamor, din


The verb blare has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: make a strident sound
  Synonym: blast

Meaning #2: make a loud noise
  Synonyms: honk, beep, claxon, toot


Translations: Blare
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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - skratte, gjalde
v. tr. - få til at larme, få til at gjalde
n. - skatten, gladen

Nederlands (Dutch)
schallen, geschal

Français (French)
v. intr. - faire retentir
v. tr. - retentir, claironner, trompeter, beugler
n. - vacarme, bruit strident, beuglement, sonnerie

Deutsch (German)
v. - schallen, plärren
n. - Plärren, Geschmetter

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σαλπίζω, παράγω έντονο ήχο, διαλαλώ
n. - διαπεραστικός ήχος, (ηχηρότατο) κορνάρισμα, ουρλιαχτό, σκούξιμο, (μουσ.) σάλπισμα, φανφάρα

Italiano (Italian)
squillare, squillo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - proclamar em voz alta
n. - som (m) estridente

Русский (Russian)
трубить, реветь, рев

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - sonar, emitir sonidos
v. tr. - proclamar a gritos
n. - trompetazo, estruendo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - smattra, larma, tuta
n. - smatter, (trumpet)stöt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
高声鸣叫, 大叫, 嘟嘟地发出, 高声发出, 嘟嘟声, 耀眼的光, 响而刺耳的声音

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 高聲鳴叫, 大叫
v. tr. - 嘟嘟地發出, 高聲發出
n. - 嘟嘟聲, 耀眼的光, 響而刺耳的聲音

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 울려 퍼지다, 큰 소리로 외치다
v. tr. - ~를 크게 울리다, ~을 큰 소리로 선언하다
n. - 울려 퍼짐, 눈부신 빛, 팡파르

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 鳴り響く
n. - うるさい音

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) صرخ, دوى (الاسم) ضوضاء, دوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮ניגן ברעש, הרעיש, שאג‬
v. tr. - ‮הרעיש, שאג‬
n. - ‮רעש, תרועת חצוצרה‬


 
 
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