blare : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: blare	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for blare
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
blare n a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: blare, blaring, cacophony, clamor, din] v make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone" Synonym(s): blast, blare make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared" Synonym(s): honk, blare, beep, claxon, toot
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blare \Blare\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blaring}.] [OE. blaren, bloren, to cry, woop; cf. G. pl[84]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. [bd]The trumpet blared.[b8] --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blare \Blare\, v. t. To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim loudly. To blare its own interpretation. --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blare \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.