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blare v

(transitive) Often followed by out: of a device such as a loudspeaker or a radio: to produce (music, a sound, etc.) loudly and piercingly. (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. blare n A loud sound. (figuratively) 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.

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