blare

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /blɛə(ɹ)/

Noun

blare

1. A loud sound.

   I can hardly hear you over the blare of the radio.

2. Dazzling, often garish, brilliance.

Translations

• Russian: рёв

Translations

• French: éclat, brillance
• Russian: ослепительная

Verb

blare (blares, present participle blaring; past and past participle blared)

1. (intransitive) To make a loud sound.

   The trumpet blaring in my ears gave me a headache.

2. (transitive) To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim loudly.
   • ?, Alfred Tennyson, Lancelot and Elaine

     to blare its own interpretation

   • 2014, Nick Arnold, Horrible Science: Body Owner's Handbook (page 159)

     Police helicopters blared loudspeaker warnings about the smelly man.

Translations

• Russian: гро́мко

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