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adjective

Definition of blaringnext
as in loud
marked by a high volume of sound some teens drove by and woke us up with blaring music

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blaring

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verb

present participle of blare
as in announcing
to make known openly or publicly was it really necessary to blare that private quarrel to the whole world?

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blaring
  1. loud
  2. announcing
  3. deafening
  4. proclaiming
  5. ringing
  6. declaring
  7. roaring
Adjective
  • This occurs when an object vibrates after being hit by sound waves at a higher amplitude, like when a drummer hits a drum and the instrument and air vibrate to create a loud sound.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The peak level of noise, measured at roughly six miles away, was as loud as a gunshot at close range, per the New York Times.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of loud
Verb
  • When reached for comment via Instagram, Thorpe directed NBC News to a post on Tippet’s page announcing his death.
    Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Microsoft also plans to update Copilot, announcing in October that users could build autonomous agents in Copilot Studio later this year.
    Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of announcing
Adjective
  • Zoom out: While these protests may be vociferous, there's an equally deafening volume of grievances the SEC sees.
    Hope King, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
  • McBride’s defense turned into offense that later induced more deafening pops from The Garden crowd.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2024
Definition of deafening
Verb
  • In early 2023, Bogotá sought to de-escalate violence by proclaiming cease-fires with six of the largest armed groups, who were surprised by the announcement and had promised nothing in return.
    Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
  • In February, Maduro issued a decree proclaiming an economic emergency and announced the first increase in the price of gasoline in 17 years.
    Michael Shifter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2016
Definition of proclaiming
Adjective
  • His ringing, carefree laugh mixed with soaring rhetoric about democracy, working families and hope.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Frey’s slow strumming and ringing, open chords add a country feel to what is, at its essence, an R&B waltz, and Meisner’s walking bass line summons a bluegrass feel.
    Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
Definition of ringing
Verb
  • Republican lawmakers said that is not at risk because the amendment does not stand in the way of a governor declaring an emergency in the first place.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • If the Legislature does not vote to continue the emergency declaration, the governor would be prohibited from declaring another emergency based on the same conditions.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of declaring
Adjective
  • Tinnitus is when someone hears ringing in the ears—or a buzzing or roaring sound.
    Carley Millhone, Health, 20 Oct. 2024
  • On her first day of filming, Ronan was thrown into a lively quickstep number in a roaring dance hall.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of roaring
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