English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Blaring Pronunciation
Blaring is pronounced BLE-ring, IPA /ˈblɛrɪŋ/.
BLE-ring
US /ˈblɛrɪŋ/ · UK /ˈbleərɪŋ/
Syllables: BLE · ring (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective and verb (present participle of blare): Sounding very loudly and harshly.
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Blaring in a Sentence
- A blaring alarm woke the whole street.
- The radio was blaring in the next room.
- Someone drove past with music blaring.
Common Mispronunciations of Blaring
Not BLAH-ring
The a before the r is the air of fair, which makes the word rhyme with wearing rather than with starring.
Not bluh-RING
BLE takes the force, and the ing behind it is a quiet trailer with no weight of its own.
Tip: Blare, blaring, and blared all keep the air vowel, which the silent e in blare is there to mark.
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