blart

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verb

To sound loudly or harshly; to cry out, wail, lament.

OriginMiddle English *blerten ← Old English *blǣrettan →
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Meanings

verbblart (third-person singular simple present blarts, present participle blarting, simple past and past participle blarted)

present singular third person blarts · participle present blarting · participle past blarted · past blarted

  1. MidlandsNorthern EnglandScotlandTo sound loudly or harshly; to cry out, wail, lament.
  2. MidlandsNorthern EnglandScotlandTo bleat, bellow, low.
nounblart (plural blarts)

plural blarts

  1. MidlandsNorthern EnglandScotlandA loud noise or cry.

Origin

  1. Old English*blǣran
  2. Old English*blǣrettan
  3. Middle English*blerten
  4. Englishblart

Origin obscure. Possibly from Middle English *blerten, from Old English *blǣrettan, a variant of Old English *blǣran (compare Middle English bleren, blaren, bloren (“to cry, bellow, wail”) > English blare, blore). Compare also Middle English blurden, English blurt.

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APA

blart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blart

MLA

“blart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blart. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blart,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blart.

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