Blare \Blare\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blared; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blaring.]
[OE. blaren, bloren, to cry, woop; cf. G.
pl["a]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. ``The trumpet blared.''
--Tennyson.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Blare \Blare\, n.
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 Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |