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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
Synonyms
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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Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
His background included military service and gigs as a professional trumpet player.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2025
Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Now, in the early 1960s, Clay ridiculed rivals and trumpeted his abilities before an increasingly skeptical press.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The work depicts a trumpet player and a rainbow of musical color.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
His background included military service and gigs as a professional trumpet player.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2025
Verb
Shah, the most powerful administrator in cricket, is keen on trumpeting the big-ticket items.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Now, in the early 1960s, Clay ridiculed rivals and trumpeted his abilities before an increasingly skeptical press.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Trumpet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trumpet. Accessed 10 Feb. 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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