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A loud harsh or strident noise
Answer for the clue "A loud harsh or strident noise ", 7 letters:
blaring
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Word definitions for blaring in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
blaring \blar"ing\ adj. harshly or unpleasantly loud (in sound intensity); -- used mostly of electronic entertainment devices, such as TV, radio, or phonograph.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any loud noise, such as from an elephant. vb. (present participle of blare English)
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-15c., from present participle of blare . Of things other than sounds, from 1866.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. unpleasantly loud and penetrating; "the blaring noise of trumpets"; "shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio" [syn: blasting ] n. a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: blare , cacophony , clamor , din ]
Usage examples of blaring.
The thought of returning to the harsh, glaring world of sunlight and blaring noise seemed suddenly frightening.
Twice before, the harsh blaring of the horns had brought death and destruction.
Both men stared around them in alarm as the blaring trumpet calls dinned loudly in the small chamber.
His momentary alarm at the blaring trumpets dissipating, he continued forward, tugging Caramon along behind him.
The dials were jumping, following the audio of the Mayday call still blaring over the speakers.
She poured on the speed, all alarms and SOS signals blaring, while Alex squirmed around and fastened himself in, moaning.
The hooter had automatically ceased blaring when she had programmed the weather picture.
The alarms were blaring and the station computer calling for help, but the last thing I saw was the masked face of one of the terrorists through the viewport leading to the main corridor.
By the time the audience gave its attention to the pista again, the band was blaring away in the "Wedding March," and Fünfünf, the Kesperle and the Emeraldina were already doing their knockabout routine in preparation for the show-closing Lupino mirror act.
As if to accentuate the collegiate atmosphere, two longhaired hippies hurled a Frisbee back and forth while enjoying Mahler's Fourth Symphony blaring from a dorm window.
Above them, through open windows, blaring televisions reminded Langdon where everyone had disappeared to.
The media and fire department racing with sirens blaring to Piazza Navona would be no help at all.
When she arrived outside their trailer she was surprised to see lights on and hear the television blaring.
The television was blaring, and there were three cans of beer stacked in a row on the floor next to the bed.
Primo was in his usual position, fast asleep with the television blaring.