blat
/blæt/
noun
- A loud, harsh, or unpleasant sound.
- The blat of the foghorn warned ships of the rocky coast.
- The blat of the alarm clock made him jump out of bed.
- We heard a sudden blat from the car's exhaust pipe.
verb
- To make a loud, harsh, or unpleasant noise, like a trumpet or a sheep.
- The sheep blatted in the field, calling for their lambs.
- The children blatted on their toy trumpets until their parents asked them to stop.
- The old car's horn blatted loudly as it drove through the narrow street.
- To say something loudly, rudely, or without thinking.
- He blatted out the answer before the teacher finished the question.
- Don't just blat the news without checking if it's true.
- She blatted her complaints across the room, embarrassing everyone.
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