Meaning & use
deafening blare
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Meaning
nouncountableliterary
An extremely loud, harsh sound that makes it hard to hear anything else.
Grammar: Countable: say 'a deafening blare' or 'the deafening blare of something'.
Patterns
- a deafening blare
- the deafening blare of something
A deafening blare came from the speakers as the concert started.
The deafening blare of the factory horn signaled the end of the shift.
We covered our ears against the deafening blare of the fire alarm.
Word forms
| plural | deafening blares |
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Common combinations
- a deafening blare of music
- A deafening blare of music filled the stadium.
- the deafening blare of horns
- The deafening blare of horns woke the whole street.
- hear a deafening blare
- We heard a deafening blare from the stage.
Synonyms and how they differ
- din
- Din is a loud, unpleasant mixture of sounds; a blare is usually one continuous, harsh sound.
- racket
- Racket is informal for any loud noise; blare is more specific and literary.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: deafening blare or blare?
deafening blare vs blare
Blare alone can be a verb or a noun; deafening blare is a noun phrase emphasizing extreme loudness.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'deafening blare' correctly?
Choose one answer.
Option 0 correctly uses the noun phrase for a loud, harsh sound. Option 1 wrongly uses it for a way of speaking; option 2 contradicts the meaning; option 3 uses it as a verb, which it is not.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “deafening blare”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.