ablare

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈblɛɹ/

Adjective

ablare (comparative more ablare, superlative most ablare)

1. Blaring.
   • 1916, Charles Wharton Stork, “Sea Song”, in Sea and Bay: A Poem of New England‎^[1], New York: John Lane, page 71:

     He’ll dock with flags a-flutter, bands a-blare.

   • 1959 August 3, “Charge!”, in Time:

     Market Street intersections were ablare with car radios tuned to “the game.”

   • 1998 May 11, Sam Dillon, “Early Bird Begins Mexico’s 2000 Presidential Race”, in New York Times:

     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.

Anagrams

• Arbela, Barela, La Brea, arable