blaring

1 4.4

A very loud, unpleasant sound that hurts your ears

adjective
/ˈblɛrɪŋ/

: estridente

What if I walk into a nightclub and there's loud music blaring in New York City?

Their traffic barked for miles into a blaring cartee.

Examples

A cacophony of men and feasts, of horns blaring and drums pounding, of Shields banging and swords rattling.
As the parade passed by, the blaring horns filled the air with excitement.
The blaring sirens of the ambulance could be heard from several blocks away.
He turned up the volume, but the blaring music made it hard to concentrate.

Synonyms

loud

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733 1.0

Having a very strong, high sound

adds harsh penetrating unpleasantness beyond mere high volume

shrill

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31 4.8

A very high, sharp sound that is unpleasant and loud

focuses on strong harsh volume rather than high-pitched sharpness

raucous

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31 7.1

Making a loud, rough, and unpleasant sound that hurts your ears

signals stronger penetrating loudness rather than general noisy atmosphere

resounding

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23 4.9

Very loud and clear, or very strong and complete when talking about success

stresses harsh unpleasant quality rather than clear, emphatic resonance

jarring

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20 6.1

A loud, harsh sound that feels unpleasant and surprising

is more about sustained loud penetrating sound than sudden shocking effect

thunderous

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15 4.1

A very loud, deep sound like thunder

focuses on sharp unpleasant penetration rather than broad thunderlike power

deafening

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9 3.5

An extremely loud sound that makes it hard to hear or causes temporary loss of hearing

emphasizes unpleasant penetrating tone rather than sheer volume that overwhelms hearing

booming

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3 3.4

A deep loud voice or sound that echoes

is more about sharp harsh penetrating noise than low resonant richness

cacophonous

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2 8.4

Making a loud, harsh noise that is unpleasant to hear

is centered on extreme loud penetrating volume rather than dissonant pitch clash

rip-roaring

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Informal

1 7.3

Very noisy and full of lively activity

leans toward unpleasant harsh penetration rather than noisy lively excitement

shrieky

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1 7.2

Making a very high, loud, annoying sound that hurts your ears

leans more toward broad harshness and penetrating loudness than very high pitch

screamy

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1 8.2

Very loud and high in sound like a scream

is harsh and penetrating rather than high pitched and piercing

boomy

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1 7.3

A deep loud sound that echoes and has strong bass

leans toward harsh penetrating loudness rather than bass-heavy resonance

blasting

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4.9

Making a very loud and harsh sound that hurts the ears

focuses more on unpleasant tone than on causing physical pain

rasping

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6.9

Harsh and rough in a way that hurts the ears

emphasizes extreme loud, penetrating sound rather than rough texture

earsplitting

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6.3

Very loud in a way that hurts your ears

emphasizes harsh penetrating unpleasantness rather than causing physical pain

Antonyms

quiet

∞ 1.0

Not making much noise

soft

182 1.0

Gentle and not strong for light or sound

How Loud

deafening

9 3.5

blaring

1 4.4

loud

733 1.0

soft

Specialized

12 4.2

Surface Forms

blaring positive

Morphology

blaring = blare (transparent) = blare + ing

The adjective is the present-participle form of the verb 'blare' and directly denotes something producing a very loud sound.

Etymology

Blaring comes from the simple sound word blare, a word that copies a loud noise like a horn or siren. So something blaring is 'very loud' and sharp, the kind of sound that makes your ears hurt and makes talking hard.