blaring
鳴り響く
解説 Definition
blaring は blare（大きな音で鳴る、鳴り響く）の現在分詞・動名詞です。サイレン、音楽、警報などが耳につくほど大きく鳴っている様子に使います。
Blaring is the present participle or gerund of blare. It describes a horn, alarm, siren, music, or another sound being produced very loudly and harshly, often continuously and in a way that is difficult to ignore.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
blaring は blare「耳障りな大音量で鳴る」に -ing を付けた形です。blare は語末の無音の e を落として blaring となり、/ˈblɛərɪŋ/ と発音します。a car alarm was blaring、music was blaring のように、警報・サイレン・音楽が周囲を圧するほど大きく鳴り続ける場面で覚えましょう。
Begin with blare, a verb for producing a loud, harsh, attention-grabbing sound. To form blaring, drop the silent final e and add -ing. Picture a car alarm outside a building or music pouring from speakers at an uncomfortable volume. Common patterns include an alarm was blaring and music blaring from the speakers. Unlike ringing, which can describe an ordinary bell or phone sound, blaring emphasizes excessive volume and harshness. It often suggests that the sound is intrusive, though it can sometimes simply emphasize powerful loudness.
例文
A car alarm was blaring outside the building.
建物の外で車の警報が鳴り響いていました。
Music was blaring from the speakers all afternoon.
午後ずっとスピーカーから音楽が大音量で流れていました。
The sirens were blaring as the emergency vehicles passed the station.
緊急車両が駅の前を通るとき、サイレンが鳴り響いていました。
blaring の類義語・関連語
blaring の語源・成り立ち Etymology
動詞blareに進行・状態を示す接尾辞-ingが付いた形。中世英語の擬音語が源で、ラッパなどの鋭い音を真似ている。blastと通じる「bl-」音は聴覚的衝撃を連想させ、「なぜ鳴り響く意味か」直感的に納得できる。
Blaring is formed from blare by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing. Blare appeared in late Middle English and is probably imitative, echoing the harsh sound of a trumpet or similar instrument. Its exact deeper origin is uncertain. The verb broadened from loud instrumental noises to horns, alarms, sirens, radios, music, and other powerful sounds. The -ing form functions as a present participle, gerund, or participial adjective.
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