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
Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
And that was before the band started blaring and smiling song girls started swaying, boldly welcoming USC’s new coach, Eric Musselman, into his new role with all the pomp and circumstance of a victory parade.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
In short order, diplomats’ phones blared with earthquake alerts.
—Jennifer Peltz, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
And suddenly, sounds of explosions blared throughout the base, Higgins recounted in a 2008 interview with the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas.
—Kara Nelson, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
Tornado sirens will blare throughout Kansas City Wednesday morning as Missouri marks its annual statewide weather safety drill.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2024
The premise is predictable, based on the infamous host whose name blares inside the play’s title.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 29 Feb. 2024
Ali and his comrades burst through the curtain as Turkmen music blared on the stereo.
—Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Allen would see him out on the porch, blare a horn and wave.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 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
The raid was a brazen move by Ecuador’s government, which sent a convoy of black vehicles with sirens blaring to break down the front gate of the embassy.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
And that was before the band started blaring and smiling song girls started swaying, boldly welcoming USC’s new coach, Eric Musselman, into his new role with all the pomp and circumstance of a victory parade.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
In short order, diplomats’ phones blared with earthquake alerts.
—Jennifer Peltz, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
And suddenly, sounds of explosions blared throughout the base, Higgins recounted in a 2008 interview with the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas.
—Kara Nelson, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
Tornado sirens will blare throughout Kansas City Wednesday morning as Missouri marks its annual statewide weather safety drill.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2024
The premise is predictable, based on the infamous host whose name blares inside the play’s title.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 29 Feb. 2024
Ali and his comrades burst through the curtain as Turkmen music blared on the stereo.
—Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Allen would see him out on the porch, blare a horn and wave.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 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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Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English bleren; akin to Middle Dutch blēren to shout
First Known Use
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Noun
1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of blare was
in the 15th century
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“Blare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blare. Accessed 16 Apr. 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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