Blare | v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Blared p. pr. & vb. n. Blaring. ] [ OE. blaren, bloren, to cry, woop; cf. G. plärren to bleat, D. blaren to bleat, cry, weep. Prob. an imitative word, but cf. also E. blast. Cf. Blore. ] To sound loudly and somewhat harshly. “The trumpet blared.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Blare | n. The harsh noise of a trumpet; a loud and somewhat harsh noise, like the blast of a trumpet; a roar or bellowing. [ 1913 Webster ] With blare of bugle, clamor of men. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ] His ears are stunned with the thunder's blare. J. R. Drake. [ 1913 Webster ] |