DEEn Dictionary De - En
DeEs De - Es
DePt De - Pt
 Vocabulary trainer

Spec. subjects Grammar Abbreviations Random search Preferences
Search in Sprachauswahl
blaring
Search for:
Mini search box
 
English Dictionary: blaring by the DICT Development Group
2 results for blaring
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
blaring
adj
  1. unpleasantly loud and penetrating; "the blaring noise of trumpets"; "shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio"
    Synonym(s): blaring, blasting
n
  1. a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: blare, blaring, cacophony, clamor, din]
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.
No guarantee of accuracy or completeness!
©TU Chemnitz, 2006-2024
Your feedback:
Ad partners