trumpetlike

adjective

Definition of trumpetlikenext
as in shrill

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trumpetlike
  1. shrill
  2. strident
  3. clear
  4. brazen
  5. vociferous
  6. raucous
  7. harsh
  8. obstreperous
Adjective
  • Amid the rumblings of construction at nearby David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, the sound of a shrill whistle and chopping feet at the nearby Murfin Family Practice Fields signaled one thing.
    — Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
  • That trademark indecision of summer takes root in her words and spreads through the music until her vocals diverge in the chorus, peeling like a clementine’s skin as one shrill line scales upward and the other remains monotone.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026
Definition of shrill
Adjective
  • Third, the family might have a strident belief that AI will aid their individual and collective challenges, serve each member, and yet also aid the family unit as a whole.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Over the past 10 years, the misogyny of the manosphere has become more open and strident, but the big innovation seems to have been combining that conspiratorial misogyny with earnest self-help advice.
    — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Definition of strident
Adjective
  • Leo July 23 – August 22 Workflow interrupts need clear boundaries.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Schools across the county were closed Monday because of the evacuations and to keep roads clear for emergency crews.
    — Haven Daly, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of clear
Adjective
  • The channel’s support for Iran’s opposition turned more brazen in December, when the Islamic Republic faced another wave of demonstrations across the country.
    — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Last year, a similarly brazen theft at the Louvre in Paris, France, put international attention on museum security.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of brazen
Adjective
  • Newcastle’s opposition, Liverpool, will join the vociferous appreciation and the towering noise will match the stands Keegan built.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Despite that, wealthy opponents of the tax have been vociferous, and the Mamdani administration’s rollout of it has been highly scrutinized.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of vociferous
Adjective
  • Golden State started 5 of 27 in front of a raucous, sellout crowd.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But that blend of raucous laughs (OK, well, some raucous laughs, some mere attempts at them) and real world concerns makes for an uneasy watch, ping-ponging between moods and tones in unpredictable ways.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of raucous
Adjective
  • It has been said that the Moon is a harsh mistress, and nowhere is this more apparent than at the lunar south pole.
    — Space.com Staff, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Maybe, then, Bohm is a lesson for even the harshest skeptics.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of harsh
Adjective
  • And only DeMichelle’s Marguerite has the necessary command to bring this obstreperous monarch to heel.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • And when intelligence confirms that one of their vessels is engaged in armed smuggling operations, the president need not convene an obstreperous congressional committee before acting in such a manner to defend the American people.
    — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Definition of obstreperous
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