trumpet

verb

trumpeted; trumpeting; trumpets

intransitive verb

1

: to blow a trumpet

2

: to make a sound suggestive of that of a trumpet

transitive verb

: to sound or proclaim on or as if on a trumpet

trumpet the news

Synonyms of trumpet

• announce
• publish
• proclaim
• declare

Examples of trumpet in a Sentence

He likes to trumpet his own achievements.

The law was trumpeted as a solution to everything.

Recent Examples on the Web

Officials have in the past touted the 77th Street gang unit as one of the department’s best, trumpeting its arrests and seizures of gun and drugs on social media. —Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026

As the title implies, the show trumpets the artist’s idiosyncrasy, which feels ever more at odds with the cultural moment. —Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Ngannou took the opportunity to trumpet his similar accomplishment. —Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

Others, however, like Darren Aronofsky and Natasha Lyonne have openly embraced it, as other stars like Demi Moore, Sandra Bullock and Reese Witherspoon have trumpeted the tech’s inevitability. —Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 17 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Phrases Containing trumpet

• blow one's own trumpet
• trumpet creeper
• trumpet flower
• trumpet honeysuckle
• trumpet vine

Rhymes for trumpet

• strumpet

Kids Definition

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 verb

1

: to blow a trumpet

2

: to make a sound like that of a trumpet