blare C2+ Topic:Senses & Perception US /blɛr/ UK /bleə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to sound loudly and harshly; a loud raucous noise Sirens began to blare as the engines raced down the street. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to sound loudly and... blasttrumpetboomroarresoundclamor ↔ Opposites whispermurmurhush Word family Derived forms blaring Etymology AI details From Middle English bleren / Middle Dutch blaren ('to bleat, cry out'), of imitative origin. blaren Middle Dutch View etymology graph -> Topics Senses & Perception External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # blare **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /blɛr/ **IPA (UK):** /bleə/ ## Meanings 1. to sound loudly and harshly; a loud raucous noise ## Examples - Sirens began to blare as the engines raced down the street. ## Synonyms - blast - trumpet - boom - roar - resound - clamor ## Antonyms - whisper - murmur - hush ## Derived Forms - blaring ## Roots and Affixes - Root: blaren ## Etymology From Middle English bleren / Middle Dutch blaren ('to bleat, cry out'), of imitative origin. ## AI Etymology Blare comes from Middle English bleren / Middle Dutch blaren ('to bleat, cry out'), of imitative origin. The historical trail runs through blaren in Middle Dutch. Its formation is sound-symbolic rather than a regular transparent compound, with the older form echoing the sound named in the history. Used as a verb and noun, blare now means "sound loudly and harshly; a loud raucous noise", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as blaring. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Senses & Perception markdown