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blore

/blɔː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
blore
IPA
/blɔː(ɹ)/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cry; cry out; weep.

Archaic

verb

To bray; bleat like an animal; bellow.

Archaic

noun

The act of blowing; a roaring wind; a blast.

Obsolete

name

A village in Blore-with-Swinscoe parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK137493).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English bloren, variation of bleren, blaren, from Old English *blǣran, *blārian (“to blare, bellow, cry”). More at blare.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: bloren, *blǣran, blōr

Usage

Inflected Forms

blores (present, singular) bloring (participle, present) blored (participle, past) blored (past) blores (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce blore?
The recorded pronunciation is /blɔː(ɹ)/.
What does blore mean?
To cry; cry out; weep.
Where does blore come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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