"blare" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /blɛə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /blɛ(ə)ɹ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-blare.ogg [General-American] Forms: blares [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: The verb is derived from Late Middle English blaren, bleren, bloren (“to bellow, cry, wail; of a goat: to bleat”), probably from Old English *blǣren, from Middle Dutch blaren, bleren (“to bawl, cry; to shout; to bleat”) (modern Dutch blèren), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to bleat, cry”) and ultimately imitative. The noun is derived from the verb. cognates * Low German blaeren, blaren, blarren * Middle High German blêren, blerren (modern German plärren) Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰleh₁-|id=bleat}}, {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{inh|en|enm|blaren}} Middle English blaren, {{m|enm|bleren}} bleren, {{m|enm|bloren|t=to bellow, cry, wail; of a goat: to bleat}} bloren (“to bellow, cry, wail; of a goat: to bleat”), {{inh|en|ang|*blǣren}} Old English *blǣren, {{der|en|dum|blaren}} Middle Dutch blaren, {{m|dum|bleren|t=to bawl, cry; to shout; to bleat}} bleren (“to bawl, cry; to shout; to bleat”), {{cog|nl|blèren}} Dutch blèren, {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰleh₁-|t=to bleat, cry}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to bleat, cry”), {{glossary|imitative}} imitative, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{sup|1}} ¹, {{cog|nds|blaeren}} Low German blaeren, {{m|nds|blaren}} blaren, {{m|nds|blarren}} blarren, {{cog|gmh|blêren}} Middle High German blêren, {{m|gmh|blerren}} blerren, {{cog|de|plärren}} German plärren Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} blare (countable and uncountable, plural blares)
  1. A loud sound. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sounds Translations (loud sound): шумно свирене (šumno svirene) (Bulgarian), тръбене (trǎbene) (Bulgarian), трясък (trjasǎk) (Bulgarian), soroll [masculine] (Catalan), rámus [masculine] (Czech), řev [masculine] (Czech), raikuna (Finnish), jysähdys (english: brief) (Finnish), beuglement [masculine] (French), vacarme [masculine] (French), squillo [masculine] (Italian), strombettio [masculine] (Italian), clangor [masculine] (Latin), тре́сок (trésok) [masculine] (Macedonian), тре́штење (tréštenje) [neuter] (Macedonian), brøl [neuter] (Norwegian), skrall [neuter] (Norwegian), clangor [masculine] (Portuguese), estrondo [masculine] (Portuguese), zgomot [neuter] (Romanian), гро́мкий звук (grómkij zvuk) [masculine] (Russian), рёв (rjov) [masculine] (Russian), estruendo [masculine] (Spanish), estrépido [masculine] (Spanish), bröl [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-blare-en-noun-5MNvLTdq Disambiguation of Sounds: 23 8 20 14 3 15 17 Disambiguation of 'loud sound': 87 6 7
  2. (figuratively) Of colour, light, or some other quality: dazzling, often garish, brilliance. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable Translations (of colour, light, or some other quality: dazzling, often garish, brilliance): räikeys (Finnish), brillance [feminine] (French), éclat [masculine] (French), сјај (sjaj) [masculine] (Macedonian), strălucire [feminine] (Romanian), цветистость (cvetistostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), ослепительная вспы́шка (oslepitelʹnaja vspýška) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-blare-en-noun-9A9Tv6Cm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 42 10 25 13 0 8 Disambiguation of 'of colour, light, or some other quality: dazzling, often garish, brilliance': 2 94 3
  3. (obsolete except British, dialectal) A lengthy sound, as of a person crying or an animal bellowing or roaring. Tags: countable, dialectal, uncountable Categories (topical): Sounds Translations (lengthy sound, as of a person crying or an animal bellowing or roaring): karjunta (Finnish), ри́кање (ríkanje) [neuter] (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-blare-en-noun-GajK6qvW Disambiguation of Sounds: 23 8 20 14 3 15 17 Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'lengthy sound, as of a person crying or an animal bellowing or roaring': 5 1 94

Verb

IPA: /blɛə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /blɛ(ə)ɹ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-blare.ogg [General-American] Forms: blares [present, singular, third-person], blaring [participle, present], blared [participle, past], blared [past]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: The verb is derived from Late Middle English blaren, bleren, bloren (“to bellow, cry, wail; of a goat: to bleat”), probably from Old English *blǣren, from Middle Dutch blaren, bleren (“to bawl, cry; to shout; to bleat”) (modern Dutch blèren), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to bleat, cry”) and ultimately imitative. The noun is derived from the verb. cognates * Low German blaeren, blaren, blarren * Middle High German blêren, blerren (modern German plärren) Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰleh₁-|id=bleat}}, {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{inh|en|enm|blaren}} Middle English blaren, {{m|enm|bleren}} bleren, {{m|enm|bloren|t=to bellow, cry, wail; of a goat: to bleat}} bloren (“to bellow, cry, wail; of a goat: to bleat”), {{inh|en|ang|*blǣren}} Old English *blǣren, {{der|en|dum|blaren}} Middle Dutch blaren, {{m|dum|bleren|t=to bawl, cry; to shout; to bleat}} bleren (“to bawl, cry; to shout; to bleat”), {{cog|nl|blèren}} Dutch blèren, {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰleh₁-|t=to bleat, cry}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to bleat, cry”), {{glossary|imitative}} imitative, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{sup|1}} ¹, {{cog|nds|blaeren}} Low German blaeren, {{m|nds|blaren}} blaren, {{m|nds|blarren}} blarren, {{cog|gmh|blêren}} Middle High German blêren, {{m|gmh|blerren}} blerren, {{cog|de|plärren}} German plärren Head templates: {{en-verb}} blare (third-person singular simple present blares, present participle blaring, simple past and past participle blared)
  1. (transitive)
    Often followed by out: of a device such as a loudspeaker or a radio: to produce (music, a sound, etc.) loudly and piercingly.
    Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Sounds Translations (of a device such as a loudspeaker or a radio: to produce (music, a sound, etc.) loudly and piercingly): pauhata (Finnish), гр́ми (gŕmi) (Macedonian), тре́шти (tréšti) (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-blare-en-verb-Ihlx3-z0 Disambiguation of Sounds: 23 8 20 14 3 15 17 Disambiguation of 'of a device such as a loudspeaker or a radio: to produce (music, a sound, etc.) loudly and piercingly': 87 5 5 4
  2. (transitive)
    (figuratively) To express (ideas, words, etc.) loudly; to proclaim.
    Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-blare-en-verb-u3u5nU4B
  3. (intransitive)
    To make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet.
    Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Sounds Translations (to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet): тръбя (trǎbja) (Bulgarian), resonar (Catalan), sonar (Catalan), řvát [imperfective] (Czech), raikua (Finnish), brailler (French), hurler (French), beugler (French), plärren (German), risuonare (Italian), clango (Latin), тру́би (trúbi) (Macedonian), ви́ка (víka) (Macedonian), brøle (Norwegian), skralle (Norwegian), retumbar (Portuguese), face zgomot (Romanian), zdrăngăni (Romanian), гро́мко труби́ть (grómko) (Russian), resonar (Spanish), bröla (Swedish), трубити (trubyty) (Ukrainian), гудіти (hudity) (Ukrainian), ревіти (revity) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-blare-en-verb-8rlGJSnA Disambiguation of Sounds: 23 8 20 14 3 15 17 Disambiguation of 'to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet': 4 2 84 10
  4. (intransitive)
    (archaic except British, dialectal) To make a lengthy sound, as of a person crying or an animal bellowing or roaring.
    Tags: dialectal, intransitive Categories (topical): Sounds Translations (to make a lengthy sound, as of a person crying or an animal bellowing or roaring): karjua (Finnish), ри́ка (ríka) (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-blare-en-verb-y11IXveF Disambiguation of Sounds: 23 8 20 14 3 15 17 Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'to make a lengthy sound, as of a person crying or an animal bellowing or roaring': 2 0 8 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: blare out Related terms (to emit loud shouts or songs): belt [verb], belt out [verb]
Disambiguation of 'to emit loud shouts or songs': 35 17 39 9

Inflected forms

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          "word": "raikua"
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          "word": "brailler"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
          "word": "hurler"
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
          "word": "plärren"
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          "_dis1": "4 2 84 10",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
          "word": "risuonare"
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          "_dis1": "4 2 84 10",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
          "word": "clango"
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          "_dis1": "4 2 84 10",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "trúbi",
          "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
          "word": "тру́би"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 84 10",
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "víka",
          "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
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          "_dis1": "4 2 84 10",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
          "word": "brøle"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 84 10",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
          "word": "skralle"
        },
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          "_dis1": "4 2 84 10",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
          "word": "retumbar"
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          "_dis1": "4 2 84 10",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
          "word": "face zgomot"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 84 10",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
          "word": "zdrăngăni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 84 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "grómko",
          "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
          "word": "гро́мко труби́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 84 10",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
          "word": "resonar"
        },
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          "_dis1": "4 2 84 10",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
          "word": "bröla"
        },
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          "_dis1": "4 2 84 10",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "trubyty",
          "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
          "word": "трубити"
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          "ref": "2014, Nick Arnold, “Body Breakdowns and Recovery”, in Horrible Science: Body Owner’s Handbook, revised edition, London: Scholastic Children’s Books, page 159",
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        ],
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          "idea",
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      "ipa": "/blɛə/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/blɛ(ə)ɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛə(ɹ)"
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      "homophone": "blair"
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      "homophone": "Blair"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of a device such as a loudspeaker or a radio: to produce (music, a sound, etc.) loudly and piercingly",
      "word": "pauhata"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "gŕmi",
      "sense": "of a device such as a loudspeaker or a radio: to produce (music, a sound, etc.) loudly and piercingly",
      "word": "гр́ми"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "tréšti",
      "sense": "of a device such as a loudspeaker or a radio: to produce (music, a sound, etc.) loudly and piercingly",
      "word": "тре́шти"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "trǎbja",
      "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
      "word": "тръбя"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
      "word": "resonar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
      "word": "sonar"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "řvát"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
      "word": "raikua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
      "word": "brailler"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
      "word": "hurler"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
      "word": "beugler"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
      "word": "plärren"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
      "word": "risuonare"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
      "word": "clango"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "trúbi",
      "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
      "word": "тру́би"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "víka",
      "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
      "word": "ви́ка"
    },
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      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
      "word": "brøle"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
      "word": "skralle"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
      "word": "retumbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
      "word": "face zgomot"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
      "word": "zdrăngăni"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "grómko",
      "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
      "word": "гро́мко труби́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
      "word": "resonar"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
      "word": "bröla"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "trubyty",
      "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
      "word": "трубити"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "hudity",
      "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
      "word": "гудіти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "revity",
      "sense": "to make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet",
      "word": "ревіти"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make a lengthy sound, as of a person crying or an animal bellowing or roaring",
      "word": "karjua"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ríka",
      "sense": "to make a lengthy sound, as of a person crying or an animal bellowing or roaring",
      "word": "ри́ка"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blare"
}

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    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with homophones",
    "English uncountable nouns",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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          "text": "I can hardly hear you over the blare of the radio.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1936, F[rederick] J[oseph] Thwaites, chapter XXII, in The Redemption, Sydney, N.S.W.: H. John Edwards Publishing, published 1940, →OCLC, page 214",
          "text": "The screeching of brakes, the monotonous blare of motor horns, the clip-clip of shoes on slippery pavements, the rustling of wet mackintoshes were all part of the great metropolis.",
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      ],
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        ],
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        [
          "garish",
          "garish"
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        "(figuratively) Of colour, light, or some other quality: dazzling, often garish, brilliance."
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        "figuratively",
        "uncountable"
      ]
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "person",
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        ],
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ],
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        "(obsolete except British, dialectal) A lengthy sound, as of a person crying or an animal bellowing or roaring."
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/blɛ(ə)ɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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      "rhymes": "-ɛə(ɹ)"
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    {
      "homophone": "blair"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Blair"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "šumno svirene",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "word": "шумно свирене"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "trǎbene",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "word": "тръбене"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "trjasǎk",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "word": "трясък"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "soroll"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rámus"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "řev"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "word": "raikuna"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "brief",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "word": "jysähdys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beuglement"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vacarme"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "squillo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "strombettio"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clangor"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "trésok",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "тре́сок"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "tréštenje",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "тре́штење"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "brøl"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "skrall"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clangor"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estrondo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "zgomot"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "grómkij zvuk",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гро́мкий звук"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rjov",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "рёв"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estruendo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estrépido"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "loud sound",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bröl"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of colour, light, or some other quality: dazzling, often garish, brilliance",
      "word": "räikeys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of colour, light, or some other quality: dazzling, often garish, brilliance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "brillance"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of colour, light, or some other quality: dazzling, often garish, brilliance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "éclat"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "sjaj",
      "sense": "of colour, light, or some other quality: dazzling, often garish, brilliance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сјај"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of colour, light, or some other quality: dazzling, often garish, brilliance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "strălucire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "cvetistostʹ",
      "sense": "of colour, light, or some other quality: dazzling, often garish, brilliance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "цветистость"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oslepitelʹnaja vspýška",
      "sense": "of colour, light, or some other quality: dazzling, often garish, brilliance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ослепительная вспы́шка"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lengthy sound, as of a person crying or an animal bellowing or roaring",
      "word": "karjunta"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ríkanje",
      "sense": "lengthy sound, as of a person crying or an animal bellowing or roaring",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ри́кање"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blare"
}
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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": trubítʹ vs. grómko",
  "path": [
    "blare"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "blare",
  "trace": ""
}

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