blare
noun/bleə(r)/
/bler/
[singular]- a loud unpleasant noise
- the blare of car horns
- the constant blare of music from the house next door
Word Originlate 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 cent.Want to learn more?
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