blared

VERB

make loud noise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bark clang honk hoot resound roar scream shout shriek toot trumpet

STRONG

bellow blast boom bray clamor peal

WEAK

sound out

Example Sentences

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Sirens blared, horns honked, and church bells pealed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

As Pope Leo arrived, rhythmic music blared from loudspeakers with inmates breaking into song and dance under the stern gaze of prison officers.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Reggaeton and banda music blared from the stores while I stocked up on the essentials: gold hoops, baseball hats and workwear to set me up in my new life.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Rap music blared out around us at a campaign rally in the district of Chitwan, in Nepal.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

I made it through homeroom without speaking to anybody and was just settling in for a nice period of off-topic journal writing in Miss Palma’s class when the intercom blared, calling me to the office.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick