Illustration of trumpet
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1
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 2½ 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
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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Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
During a sit-down interview with Fallon, Flea, whose first instrument was the trumpet, told the story of meeting legendary jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie as a kid.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026
Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
And some schools are trumpeting improved grades.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
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Noun
As for ‘Young Man With a Horn,’ the first half of that is just a tremendous movie, and Kirk Douglas did a good job with Harry James actually providing the trumpet, and Doris Day.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
During a sit-down interview with Fallon, Flea, whose first instrument was the trumpet, told the story of meeting legendary jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie as a kid.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
Missteps get trumpeted in social media.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
And some schools are trumpeting improved grades.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Trumpet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trumpet. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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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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