Blare vs Commotion - What's the difference?
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(usually singular) A loud sound.
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Dazzling, often garish, brilliance.
To make a loud sound.
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To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim loudly.
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A state of turbulent motion.
An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
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, and now, glancing my eyes towards that part of his dress which cover'd the essential object of enjoyment, I plainly discover'd the swell and commotion there}}
Blare is a related term of commotion.
As nouns the difference between blare and commotion
is that blare is (usually singular) a loud sound while commotion is a state of turbulent motion.As a verb blare
is to make a loud sound.blare
English
Noun
(en noun)- I can hardly hear you over the blare of the radio.
Verb
- The trumpet blaring in my ears gave me a headache.
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- To blare its own interpretation.
Anagrams
* * * ----commotion
English
Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.}}