Blare
/blɛər/noun
To make a loud, harsh sound; a loud, harsh sound.
Did you know?“Blare” is likely a later expressive formation in English, but it’s part of a family of sound-words that became so vivid they started behaving like language spells—pure noise turned into meaning.
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
English
blaren
“to make a loud noise; to trumpet or bawl”
Early Modern English
English
blare
“to sound loudly and harshly”
Modern English
English
blare
“to emit or make a loud, harsh sound”
Modern English
English
blare
“a loud, harsh sound”