/ bleə(r); NAmE bler/ verb , noun
■ verb
blare (sth) (out) to make a loud unpleasant noise :
[ v ]
police cars with lights flashing and sirens blaring
Music blared out from the open window.
[ vn ]
The radio was blaring (out) rock music.
■ noun
[ sing. ] a loud unpleasant noise :
the blare of car horns
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense roar, bellow ): from Middle Dutch blaren , bleren , or Low German blaren , of imitative origin. Current senses date from the late 18th cent.