Blare Definition

[n] a loud harsh or strident noise
[v] make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"
[v] make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared"

Synonyms

beep, blaring, blast, cacophony, clamor, claxon, din, honk, toot

See Also...

go, make noise, noise, noise, resound, sound, tootle

Related Terms

bark, bawl, bay, beep, belch, bell, bellow, blare forth, blast, blat, blate, blaze, blaze abroad, blazing light, blazon, blazon about, bleat, blinding light, blow, blow the horn, blubber, boom, bray, breathe, bright light, brightness, brilliance, brillian

Misc. Definitions

\Blare\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blaring}.] [OE. blaren, bloren, to cry, woop; cf. G. pl["a]rren to bleat, D. blaren to bleat, cry, weep. Prob. an imitative word, but cf. also E. blast. Cf. {Blore}.] To sound loudly and somewhat harshly. ``The trumpet blared.'' --Tennyson.
\Blare\, v. t. To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim loudly. To blare its own interpretation. --Tennyson.
\Blare\, n. The harsh noise of a trumpet; a loud and somewhat harsh noise, like the blast of a trumpet; a roar or bellowing. With blare of bugle, clamor of men. --Tennyson. His ears are stunned with the thunder's blare. --J. R. Drake.