blare

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a loud harsh or strident noise
  2. verb make a strident sound
  3. verb make a loud noise

Etymology

The verb is derived from Late Middle English blaren, bleren, bloren (“to bellow, cry, wail; of a goat: to bleat”), probably from Old English *blǣran, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to bleat, cry”) and ultimately imitative. Related to Middle Dutch blaren, bleren (“to bawl, cry; to shout; to bleat”) (modern Dutch blèren). The noun is derived from the verb. Cognates German Low German blaren, blarren Middle High German blêren, blerren (modern German plärren) Saterland Frisian blärje West Frisian blearje

In classic literature

Synonyms

blaring, cacophony, clamor, din

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