Noun
the trumpet of a flower Verb
He likes to trumpet his own achievements.
The law was trumpeted as a solution to everything.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
In the living area, books, African sculptures and textiles, potted plants, a brass trumpet, and mixed-media art are scattered about.—Essence, 7 June 2024 That’s just the beginning: Here are five minutes to fall in love with tenors, the flute, the trumpet, Brahms, string quartets and so much more.—Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 6 June 2024
Verb
The party has in addition improved its social media game, trumpeting its messages on platforms like WhatsApp and YouTube.—Sameer Yasir, New York Times, 5 June 2024 Sensationalist narratives trumpeting how business leaders are supposedly eager to welcome Donald Trump back to the White House and pining for the days of his business-friendly tax cuts are missing an important dimension: the escalating, overt hostility of populist MAGA voices to business.—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 29 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for trumpet
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English trompette, from Anglo-French, from trumpe trump
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