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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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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
Yates led with Pat McCrory and Meg Mills on guitar, Franz Lyons on bass, Daniel Fang on drums, Tobias Moody on saxophone, Theljon Allen on trumpet, and Troy Long on piano.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
At constant exchange rates, the decrease stood at 2 percent, while the Roman fashion house trumpeted that its direct retail, including e-commerce, improved 5 percent last year and represented 70 percent of revenues.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The ranks mimic the sounds of other instruments, like the clarinet, the oboe and the trumpet.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
Yates led with Pat McCrory and Meg Mills on guitar, Franz Lyons on bass, Daniel Fang on drums, Tobias Moody on saxophone, Theljon Allen on trumpet, and Troy Long on piano.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
In Egypt, pro-government news outlets already have trumpeted the case as proof that Soliman was leading a secret Brotherhood cell in America.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
At constant exchange rates, the decrease stood at 2 percent, while the Roman fashion house trumpeted that its direct retail, including e-commerce, improved 5 percent last year and represented 70 percent of revenues.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Trumpet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trumpet. Accessed 17 Sep. 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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