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ablare en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /əˈblɛɹ/ (US)

Etymology

From a- (“in such a manner”) + blare (“blaring”).

Meanings

1. Blaring.
   • Market Street intersections were ablare with car radios tuned to “the game.” 1959 August 3, “Charge!”, in Time:
   • The tropical night air on Saturday is ablare with the oompahs of a brass band, street lights abuzz with bugs, and thousands of Maya Indian farmers are jammed into a colonial plaza waiting for Vicente Fox Quesada. 1998 May 11, Sam Dillon, “Early Bird Begins Mexico’s 2000 Presidential Race”, in New York Times:
   • He’ll dock with flags a-flutter, bands a-blare. 1916, Charles Wharton Stork, “Sea Song”, in Sea and Bay: A Poem of New England, New York: John Lane, page 71:

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