I. ˈbla(a)(ə)r, -le(ə)r, -la(a)ə, -leə verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English bleren, bloren; akin to Middle High German blēren, blerren to bleat, brüelen to bellow, moo, Old English blætan to bleat — more at bleat
intransitive verb
1. now dialect : to utter a prolonged cry
the calf blared for its mother
2. : to sound with or as if with the loud and somewhat harsh tone characteristic of a trumpet
radios blaring in the night
3. of lights : to shine forth brilliantly and often garishly : glare
transitive verb
1.
a. : to sound loudly and usually harshly or vehemently
sat blaring the car horn
b. : to proclaim loudly or announce sensationally or flamboyantly
headlines blared his disgrace
2. : to give off (light) brilliantly or garishly : glare
the chandelier … blared light like a trumpet — Eleanor Clark
II. noun
( -s )
1. : the loud and somewhat harsh sound of a trumpet
2.
a. : a sound felt to resemble the blast of a trumpet
an automobile passed before the house, its horn giving off a blare — Hamilton Basso
b. : sound that is loud and often harsh
the jukebox filled the room with blare
3. : dazzling and often garish brilliance
tunnels with their sudden blare of daylight — Osbert Sitwell
4. : sensationalism or flamboyance that often exceeds good taste
for general blare and blarney and pandemonium — C.L.Becker
also : an instance of this
a blare of publicity
5. : tar mixture used in caulking