blare

Definitions

1. 1.To sound loudly and somewhat harshly. "The trumpet blared." Tennyson.
2. 2.To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim loudly. To blare its own interpretation. Tennyson.
3. 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.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to sound loudly and somewhat harshly. "The trumpet blared." Tennyson called?
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