v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Blared p. pr. & vb. n. Blaring. ] [ OE. blaren, bloren, to cry, woop; cf. G. plärren to bleat, D. blaren to bleat, cry, weep. Prob. an imitative word, but cf. also E. blast. Cf. Blore. ] To sound loudly and somewhat harshly. “The trumpet blared.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim loudly. [ 1913 Webster ]

To blare its own interpretation. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The harsh noise of a trumpet; a loud and somewhat harsh noise, like the blast of a trumpet; a roar or bellowing. [ 1913 Webster ]

With blare of bugle, clamor of men. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

His ears are stunned with the thunder's blare. J. R. Drake. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of mammals consisting of the shrews.
Syn. -- genus Blarina. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. harshly or unpleasantly loud (in sound intensity); -- used mostly of electronic entertainment devices, such as TV, radio, or phonograph. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Blarneyed p. pr. & vb. n. Blarneying. ] To influence by blarney; to wheedle with smooth talk; to make or accomplish by blarney. “Blarneyed the landlord.” Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

Had blarneyed his way from Long Island. S. G. Goodrich. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Blarney, a village and castle near Cork in Ireland. ] Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Blarney stone, a stone in Blarney castle, Ireland (built in 1446), said to make those who kiss it proficient in the use of blarney. The origin of the stone is uncertain. In order to kiss the Blarney stone, which is located in the side of the castle, one must be held upside-down by the feet and lowered into the proper position from an opening in an overhang in the parapet. It is an experience eschewed by some tourists. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]