blared; blaring
: to sound loud and strident
radios blaring
1
: to sound or utter raucously
sat blaring the car horn
2
: to proclaim flamboyantly
headlines blared his defeat
Synonyms
Examples of blare in a Sentence
Verb
Rock music blared through the store from the loudspeakers.
Loudspeakers blared rock music through the store.
Noun
the blare of electric guitars
the blare of horns arising from the long line of cars behind him did nothing to help the motorist get his car started again
Recent Examples on the Web
Alan Blinder, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
No sirens blared outside Red Bear Brewing Co. last week.
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
In midtown Manhattan, traffic grew louder as motorists blared their horns on shuddering streets.
—Jennifer Peltz, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
Also, don’t forget to note other migraine triggers—say, blaring music or terrible lighting situations, like pulsing strobes and flickering fluorescent bulbs.
—Erica Sweeney, SELF, 3 Apr. 2024
The winds are howling, the rain is pounding and sirens are blaring.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2024
Pop-country blared while two announcers tried to make the crowd laugh.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Playlists bumping Johnny Cash, Pink Floyd, and Bonnie Tyler blared in the distance.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
As sirens blared and smoke billowed, first responders and passersby sprang into action to evacuate some of the building’s artistic treasures.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
The roar of an unseen crowd blares, a deafening noise that rises and falls in enveloping waves.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
The bears lingered outside the van for a few more minutes until the blare of the sirens drove them back into the woods.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
For many residents and business owners in Vancouver’s historic Chinatown, only a block away, East Hastings means theft, garbage, graffiti and a near-constant blare of sirens.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2022
The blare of sirens could be heard in the distance, as ambulances raced up the main road toward villages deeper in the countryside.
—Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2023
Above ground, the images are reminiscent of Bela Tarr or the particularly dolorous stretches of early Tarkovsky movies, an impression accented by the strange siren-like blares, twangs and choral interludes of Tako Zhordania’s otherwordly score.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 8 July 2023
In a city that shouts and blares, these are little whispers, with voices as varied and distinctive as New Yorkers themselves.
—Dodai Stewart, New York Times, 26 June 2023
Larry Jeffries has lived on Pecan Street for 45 years and during that time has grown accustomed to the blare of the warning siren that sits just beyond his backyard.
—Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2023
Verb
As nightfall approached, sirens blared and officers, donning helmets and bearing zip ties, mustered.
—Alan Blinder, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
No sirens blared outside Red Bear Brewing Co. last week.
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
In midtown Manhattan, traffic grew louder as motorists blared their horns on shuddering streets.
—Jennifer Peltz, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
Also, don’t forget to note other migraine triggers—say, blaring music or terrible lighting situations, like pulsing strobes and flickering fluorescent bulbs.
—Erica Sweeney, SELF, 3 Apr. 2024
The winds are howling, the rain is pounding and sirens are blaring.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2024
Pop-country blared while two announcers tried to make the crowd laugh.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Playlists bumping Johnny Cash, Pink Floyd, and Bonnie Tyler blared in the distance.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
As sirens blared and smoke billowed, first responders and passersby sprang into action to evacuate some of the building’s artistic treasures.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
Noun
These needed to be kept at a distance from exploding pyrotechnics and angled away from the blare of the stadium’s public-address system.
—Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
The roar of an unseen crowd blares, a deafening noise that rises and falls in enveloping waves.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
The bears lingered outside the van for a few more minutes until the blare of the sirens drove them back into the woods.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
For many residents and business owners in Vancouver’s historic Chinatown, only a block away, East Hastings means theft, garbage, graffiti and a near-constant blare of sirens.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2022
The blare of sirens could be heard in the distance, as ambulances raced up the main road toward villages deeper in the countryside.
—Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2023
Above ground, the images are reminiscent of Bela Tarr or the particularly dolorous stretches of early Tarkovsky movies, an impression accented by the strange siren-like blares, twangs and choral interludes of Tako Zhordania’s otherwordly score.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 8 July 2023
In a city that shouts and blares, these are little whispers, with voices as varied and distinctive as New Yorkers themselves.
—Dodai Stewart, New York Times, 26 June 2023
Larry Jeffries has lived on Pecan Street for 45 years and during that time has grown accustomed to the blare of the warning siren that sits just beyond his backyard.
—Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2023
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“Blare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blare. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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blare
1 of 2 verb
ˈbla(ə)r 
ˈble(ə)r
blared; blaring
1
: to sound loud and harsh
2
: to sound or say in a harsh noisy manner
loudspeakers blaring advertisements
blare
2 of 2 noun
: a loud disagreeable noise
the blare of trumpets
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