Ablare

/əˈbleər/ verb

Definition

To bark or cry out loudly; to make a harsh, loud sound like an animal.

Etymology

From Latin ablatus (carried away) combined with Latin latrare (to bark), meaning literally 'to bark away.' The word evolved to describe any loud, strident vocalization.

Kelly Says

Ablare is one of those wonderfully onomatopoetic Latin-derived words that actually sounds harsh and barking when you say it—the 'bl' and 'ar' sounds mimic the very thing the word describes!

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