bugle
noun
a brass wind instrument resembling a cornet and sometimes having keys or valves, used typically for sounding military signals.
bugling
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present participleof bugle.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In late September, the Valles Caldera National Preserve makes some noise for the elk rut with the Jemez Mountains Elk Festival, which includes a bugling competition — so practice your elk impression.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 24, 2019
The drivable North Carolina side of the park is much less crowded; this old high-mountain valley has huge herds of elk you can hear bugling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2018
He plays in several bands with his wife, Carol Kowzan, and has just picked up viola, so he wouldn’t mind slowing down his bugling career.
From Washington Times ● May 23, 2015
They could be heard bugling away in the site office, and could be observed from the office door.
From Newsweek ● Mar. 12, 2015
Blackbirds were calling, and we heard our first crane bugling high in the sky.
From The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse by Hamlin Garland
