Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective harshly or unpleasantly loud (in sound intensity); -- used mostly of electronic entertainment devices, such as TV, radio, or phonograph.
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- noun Any loud noise, such as from an elephant.
- verb Present participle of
blare .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a loud harsh or strident noise
- adjective unpleasantly loud and penetrating
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Examples
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Our homes had long since ceased being some sort of oasis of tranquility with the kids and the toys and Dora blaring from the TV.
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The scene in which they arrive in Detroit with that song blaring is one of my favorite musical moments in any film.
Overlooked Movie Monday: Detroit Rock City » Scene-Stealers 2010
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There was loud, incongruously happy-sounding music blaring from a large loudspeaker just outside the front gate.
Dr. Jon LaPook: Dispatch From Haiti: "Controlled Chaos" of Cholera Dr. Jon LaPook 2010
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"This is the Barney Funk," Mr. Ehlinger said, as loud bouncy music began blaring from the other room.
Alex Blaze: Gay Republicans Launch Homophobic Ad Against Barney Frank Alex Blaze 2010
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Music blaring from a sound system rivaled a five piece live band on the street corner.
Walking the walk, talking the talk - San Patricio/Melaque revisited 2007
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Fenris showed up late stinking of prune mush and swamp water, The Mayor showed up drunk, and Lisa could barely be heard over the rock music blaring from the adjoining meeting room occupied by local bands invited to encourage teen presence at the library.
Archive 2007-09-01 2007
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I think about July, the trumpet vine blaring from the pump house, morning glories bursting through the fence like pieces of sky.
peg nemeth | two by « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2007
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Music blaring from a sound system rivaled a five piece live band on the street corner.
Walking the walk, talking the talk - San Patricio/Melaque revisited 2007
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Music blaring from a sound system rivaled a five piece live band on the street corner.
Walking the walk, talking the talk - San Patricio/Melaque revisited 2007
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We went back to viewing the before and after photos while some of the women hummed along to the tunes blaring from the neighbor's trembling jalopy.
French Word-A-Day: 2005
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