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verb

ˈblat How to pronounce blat (audio)
Definition of blatnext
as in to exclaim
to utter with a sudden burst of strong feeling blatted an obscene expletive before biting the dust

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noun

as in roar

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Recent Examples of blat
Verb
Your problem is that you were raised on fantasies of blatting muscle cars and Bueller-esque Ferrari Daytonas, and don’t know how to find something fun, affordable, and unexpected. — Brett Berk, GQ, 26 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blat
  1. exclaim
  2. roar
  3. shout
  4. screech
  5. grunt
  6. bellow
  7. bleat
  8. squeak
Verb
  • Madison exclaimed, as Dismukes, as Hegseththen, added Yang's Vance to the chat.
    — Nicholas Rice, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Later, a round of applause appeared to prompt Bing to jump off his mark once again, with Sunny Hostin trying to get his attention by exclaiming his name a few times.
    — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of exclaim
Noun
  • The roars crescendoed in the bottom of the first as Tatis led off with a single, Tatis and Machado each stole a base and Merrill, after falling behind 0-2 against Sale, one-handed a two-run single into center field.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The roar of the crowd and the buzzing of the buzzer as time expires can reach the same volume levels as a jackhammer!
    — Barry Gordemer, NPR, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of roar
Verb
  • The proud dad even shared John’s grades, showing screenshots of his 100% test scores in business law while shouting out Hill for their son’s scholastic success.
    — Avalon Hester, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Players swig from beer cans and shout old-timey sayings at one another.
    — Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of shout
Noun
  • One-take monologues are sliced in half, plot twists pause mid-gasp, and a car chase sequence screeches to a halt.
    — Viren Naidu, IndieWire, 24 Mar. 2025
  • While not functional, the shiny cars served as props for young kids to vape, scroll on their phones, and screech on top of.
    — Tiana Randall, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of screech
Noun
  • Tedious and menial grunt work comes with every job at every organizational level.
    — Terina Allen, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • There’ll probably be some cowbells, and there might be someone trilling in sultry Portuguese or a burst of wordless, stoic alpha-male grunts.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of grunt
Verb
  • On the yacht to the Full Moon Party with Chelsea and Charlotte Le Bon’s Chloe, now temporarily out from under the brooding eye of Gary/Greg (Jon Gries), Saxon bellows his philosophy of life.
    — Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Jones bellows in recognition of his 22-year-old team-mate also being called up by Tuchel for England duty.
    — James Pearce, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of bellow
Noun
  • Goats in real life are smart, sensitive social creatures who communicate through bleats and body language.
    — Michael Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Every night the lamb would cry, and be told to hush, for its bleats disturbed their sleep.
    — Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of bleat
Noun
  • Juliana is one of those people who express positive emotions with a high-pitched squeak.
    — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
  • And if that’s not strange enough, this tiny creature barks, squeaks and even screams when threatened.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of squeak

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“Blat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blat. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

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