Pronunciation: /blæt/
noun a loud, harsh noise or sound
A1 The loud blat of the car horn startled me.
A2 I could hear the blat of the sheep in the distance.
B1 The blat of the alarm clock woke me up early.
B2 The blat of the foghorn warned ships of the rocky shore.
C1 The blat of the trombone echoed through the concert hall.
C2 The blat of the jet engine deafened the spectators at the airshow.
verb to make a loud, harsh noise
A1 The baby blat loudly when she is hungry.
A2 The cat blat at the birds outside the window.
B1 The car engine began to blat as it struggled up the hill.
B2 The politician's speech was filled with blat lies.
C1 The company's unethical practices were blat for all to see.
C2 The artist's bold new painting blat with vibrant colors and energy.
formal The defendant's attempt to blatantly lie in court was quickly exposed by the prosecution.
informal I can't believe she blatently copied my homework and tried to pass it off as her own.
slang He blatently flirted with every girl at the party, thinking he was being smooth.
figurative The artist's use of bold colors blatently expressed his emotions in the painting.
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