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blare verb [ blɛː ]

• make or cause to make a loud, harsh sound.
• "the ambulance arrived outside, siren blaring"
Similar: blast, sound loudly, trumpet, clamour, boom, roar, thunder, bellow, resound, honk, toot, shriek, screech,
Opposite: murmur, waft,

blare noun

• a loud, harsh sound.
• "a blare of trumpets"
Similar: blast, blasting, clamour, boom, booming, roar, roaring, thunder, thundering, bellow, bellowing, resounding, honk, honking, shriek, shrieking, screech,
Opposite: murmur,
Origin: late Middle English (in the sense ‘roar, bellow’): from Middle Dutch blaren, bleren, or Low German blaren, of imitative origin. Current senses date from the late 18th century.


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