blare

== English == === Alternative forms === blear, blair bleir (Scotland) === Etymology === The verb is derived from Late Middle English blaren, bleren, bloren (“to bellow, cry, wail; of a goat: to bleat”), probably from Old English *blǣran, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to bleat, cry”) and ultimately imitative. Related to Middle Dutch blaren, bleren (“to bawl, cry; to shout; to bleat”) (modern Dutch blèren). The noun is derived from the verb. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /blɛə/ (General American) IPA(key): /blɛ(ə)ɹ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /bleː/ (New Zealand, without the cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /bleə/ (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /bliə/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /bleɹ/ (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /blɜː(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Homophones: blair, Blair; blear (cheer–chair merger); blur (fair–fur merger) === Verb === blare (third-person singular simple present blares, present participle blaring, simple past and past participle blared) (transitive) (Often followed by out) To play (a radio, recorded music, etc.) at extremely loud volume levels. (figuratively) To express (ideas, words, etc.) loudly; to proclaim. (intransitive) To make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet. (archaic except British, dialectal) To make a lengthy sound, as of a person crying or an animal bellowing or roaring. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (to emit loud shouts or songs): belt (verb), belt out (verb) === Noun === blare (countable and uncountable, plural blares) A loud sound. (figurative) Of colour, light, or some other quality: dazzling, often garish, brilliance. (obsolete except British, dialectal) A lengthy sound, as of a person crying or an animal bellowing or roaring. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === Abler, baler, abler, Rabel, blear, Barle, Laber, belar, Baler, Alber == Afrikaans == === Noun === blare plural of blaar == Dalmatian == === Verb === blare alternative form of vular == Dutch == === Verb === blare (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of blaren