Illustration of trumpet
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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 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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Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2025
The actor, who built a career on playing notable figures in Black American history, previously received a posthumous Academy Award nomination in 2021 for his role as troubled trumpet player Levee Green in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
The conflict over the road was trumpeted as the motive in the press.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The soft sounds of the trumpets from the opening bars anticipate a love song in the style of one of the greatest bands in the Sinaloa genre.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2025
The actor, who built a career on playing notable figures in Black American history, previously received a posthumous Academy Award nomination in 2021 for his role as troubled trumpet player Levee Green in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
Verb
Trump has been happy to trumpet sales of Boeing jets to other countries since returning to office, including from Qatar and Uzbekistan.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
The conflict over the road was trumpeted as the motive in the press.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Trumpet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trumpet. Accessed 17 Nov. 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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