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blare out

B2 neutral inseparable both
In simple words

To play very loudly and in a way that sounds harsh or annoying.

Literal meaning: To blare — make a loud, harsh noise — and send it outward.

Meanings

1 B2 neutral

Of sound or a sound source: to produce a loud, harsh, often unpleasant noise.

"Music blared out from the open windows of the car as it crawled through traffic."

Grammar: inseparable
2 B2 neutral

To broadcast or transmit something at very high volume.

"The stadium speakers blared out the national anthem before the match began."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Most often describes music or a horn/alarm playing too loudly and with a harsh, unpleasant quality. The subject is usually the sound source (radio, speaker, horn) or the sound itself. Can also be used transitively: 'The speakers blared out rock music.' Common in written and spoken English.

Commonly used with

music horn radio alarm speakers noise

Forms

Base
blare out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
blares out
he/she/it
Past simple
blared out
yesterday
Past participle
blared out
have + pp
-ing form
blaring out
continuous

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