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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
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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Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 9 June 2025
Karol sings on the track as a rush of trumpets and drums set a festive vibe.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 June 2025
The charity trumpeted her work in expanding the Grierson DocLab, which has trained more than 200 people from underrepresented backgrounds in the art of factual storytelling.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 June 2025
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Noun
Cynthia Robinson played the trumpet, Greg Errico the drums and Jerry Martini the saxophone, and bassist and vocalist Larry Graham completed the lineup.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 9 June 2025
Karol sings on the track as a rush of trumpets and drums set a festive vibe.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
Verb
As with Russia in 2018, as with Qatar in 2022, the financial upside of these commercial deals is widely trumpeted.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 June 2025
The charity trumpeted her work in expanding the Grierson DocLab, which has trained more than 200 people from underrepresented backgrounds in the art of factual storytelling.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 June 2025
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“Trumpet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trumpet. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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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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