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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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Noun
The 16-ounce prime Angus New York strip includes duck fat confit Dutch potatoes, pancetta, king trumpet mushrooms, roasted pearl onions, Shropshire blue cheese, red frill mustard and Cabernet reduction.
—Jessica Peralta, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Behind the tiaras and trumpets of a royal state visit, there are sometimes eyebrow-raising moments being served.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
Meyers later played a montage of Trump trumpeting his record purportedly opposing censorship and bringing free speech back to America, before cutting to a second montage of breaking news clips about Kimmel’s suspension.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
The president trumpeted the filing of the suit in a Truth Social post late Monday night.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Trumpet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trumpet. Accessed 22 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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