blaring

Everyday

1. Making a very loud, harsh, unpleasant noise. tree →
2. (adjective) Very loud: blaring music, blaring horns. tree →

In the lessons

In stories and everyday life: blaring music next door, blaring sirens of ambulances and fire engines, blaring car horns in traffic. It tells the reader the noise is too loud or alarming. Safety: blaring alarms mean you must leave the building calmly.

Examples

• Music was blaring from my brother's room. tree →
• The fire alarm was blaring, so we lined up outside. tree →
• Sirens blaring, the ambulance raced past. tree →
• The TV was blaring all evening. tree →
• Car horns were blaring in the traffic jam. tree →
• Turn down that blaring radio! tree →
• On the seventh day they all started, amidst thunderous salutes from the ramparts of the city, and much dust, and cheering, and blaring of trumpets. tree →

Note

Base verb: blare. «Blaring» is stronger than «loud»; it suggests unpleasant noise. Often used with music, horns, sirens, alarms, TV.