What does "blare" mean?
Blare: To sound loudly and somewhat harshly. "The trumpet blared." Tennyson.
Additional senses
- 2.To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim loudly. To blare its own interpretation. Tennyson.
- 3.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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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