Wiktionary:Word of the day/2023/July 19

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Word of the day
for July 19
blare v
  1. (transitive)
    1. Often followed by out: of a device such as a loudspeaker or a radio: to produce (music, a sound, etc.) loudly and piercingly.
    2. (figuratively) To express (ideas, words, etc.) loudly; to proclaim.
  2. (intransitive)
    1. To make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet.
    2. (archaic except British, dialectal) To make a lengthy sound, as of a person crying or an animal bellowing or roaring.

blare n

  1. A loud sound.
  2. (figuratively) Of colour, light, or some other quality: dazzling, often garish, brilliance.
  3. (obsolete except British, dialectal) A lengthy sound, as of a person crying or an animal bellowing or roaring.
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