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   blare

   /blɛː/

   verb

   • 1. make or cause to make a loud, harsh sound: "the ambulance arrived outside, siren blaring"

   noun

   • 1. a loud, harsh sound: "a blare of trumpets"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘roar, bellow’): from Middle Dutch blaren, bleren, or Low German blaren, of imitative origin. Current senses date from the late 18th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. blaring adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • B

     3

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

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