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a
: a wind instrument consisting of a conical or cylindrical usually metal tube, a cup-shaped mouthpiece, and a flared bell
specifically
: a valved brass instrument having a cylindrical tube with two turns and a usual range from F sharp below middle C upward for 2¹/₂ octaves
b
: a musical instrument (such as a cornet) resembling a trumpet
2
: a trumpet player
3
: something that resembles a trumpet or its tonal quality: such as
a
: a funnel-shaped instrument (such as a megaphone) for collecting, directing, or intensifying sound
b(1)
: a stentorian voice
(2)
: a penetrating cry (as of an elephant)
trumpeted; trumpeting; trumpets
: to sound or proclaim on or as if on a trumpet
trumpet the news
Synonyms
Examples of trumpet in a Sentence
Noun
the trumpet of a flower
Verb
He likes to trumpet his own achievements.
The law was trumpeted as a solution to everything.
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David Nikel, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
Already a commanding player and accomplished composer, 18-year-old Tang seems destined to join the Bay Area’s trumpet pantheon.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
For a party that trumpets its steadfast opposition to any hint of socialism—and bases much of its appeal to Latinos in particular on that opposition—this is remarkable stuff.
—Matthew Wilson, Orange County Register, 21 July 2024
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Noun
Another favorite spot is the exotic garden, filled with roses, lemon trees, stunning Angel's trumpets (Brugmansia), and very rare (for Scandinavia) banana plants.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
Already a commanding player and accomplished composer, 18-year-old Tang seems destined to join the Bay Area’s trumpet pantheon.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
Verb
Many politicians who leave public office can't wait to name drop world leaders and trumpet their accomplishments.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
For a party that trumpets its steadfast opposition to any hint of socialism—and bases much of its appeal to Latinos in particular on that opposition—this is remarkable stuff.
—Matthew Wilson, Orange County Register, 21 July 2024
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“Trumpet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trumpet. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024.
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trumpet
1 of 2 noun
trum·pet
ˈtrəm-pət 
1
: a wind instrument consisting of a long cylindrical metal tube commonly once or twice curved and ending in a bell
2
: something shaped like a trumpet
3
: a sound like that of a trumpet
trumpet
2 of 2 verb1
: to blow a trumpet
2
: to make a sound like that of a trumpet
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