trumpet

[ truhm-pit ]

/ ˈtrʌm pɪt /

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noun

Music.

any of a family of brass wind instruments with a powerful, penetrating tone, consisting of a tube commonly curved once or twice around on itself and having a cup-shaped mouthpiece at one end and a flaring bell at the other.
an organ stop having a tone resembling that of a trumpet.
a trumpeter.

something used as or resembling a trumpet, especially in sound.

a sound like that of a trumpet.

the loud shrill cry of an animal, especially an elephant.

ear trumpet.

trumpets, any of several pitcher plants of the southeastern U.S.

verb (used without object)

to blow a trumpet.

to emit a loud, trumpetlike cry, as an elephant.

verb (used with object)

to sound on a trumpet.

to utter with a sound like that of a trumpet.

to proclaim loudly or widely.

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Origin of trumpet

1300–50; Middle English trumpette, trompette<French, equivalent to trompetrump² + -ette-et

OTHER WORDS FROM trumpet

trum·pet·less, adjectivetrum·pet·like, adjectiveun·trum·pet·ed, adjective

Words nearby trumpet

trump, trump card, trumped-up, Trumpeldor, trumpery, trumpet, trumpet creeper, trumpeter, trumpeter swan, trumpetfish, trumpet flower

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Example sentences from the Web for trumpet

At night jineteras stalk the promenade in search of tourists while a trumpet from a bench serenades the proceedings.
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A 4th grade Jessie James with a backpack and juice box, who practices trumpet and plays soccer.
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He had already run through all his personal funds, but luckily the request worked (a trumpet was also traded).
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But in more recent wars, where the emphasis has been on “credibility,” not victory, the trumpet has been uncertain, at best.
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My wife and I named our son Gideon after Tony had sounded Gideon's Trumpet.
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Roulard had played the trumpet in the regimental band in which Aristide had played the kettle drum.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
How long shall I see men fleeing away, how long shall I hear the sound of the trumpet?
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
And I appointed watchmen over you, saying: Hearken ye to the sound of the trumpet.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Blow the trumpet, let all be made ready, yet there is none to go to the battle: for my wrath shall be upon all the people thereof.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Not till Felix comes to her in the chamber above the dining hall—there where that trumpet vine hangs—comes to say good-by to her.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin

British Dictionary definitions for trumpet

trumpet

/ (ˈtrʌmpɪt) /

noun

a valved brass instrument of brilliant tone consisting of a narrow tube of cylindrical bore ending in a flared bell, normally pitched in B flat. Range: two and a half octaves upwards from F sharp on the fourth line of the bass staff

any instrument consisting of a valveless tube ending in a bell, esp a straight instrument used for fanfares, signals, etc

a person who plays a trumpet in an orchestra

a loud sound such as that of a trumpet, esp when made by an animalthe trumpet of the elephants

an eight-foot reed stop on an organ

something resembling a trumpet in shape, esp in having a flared bell

short for ear trumpet

blow one's own trumpet to boast about oneself; brag

verb -pets, -peting or -peted

to proclaim or sound loudly

Derived forms of trumpet

trumpet-like, adjective

Word Origin for trumpet

C13: from Old French trompette a little trump ²

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Cultural definitions for trumpet

trumpet

A brass instrument with a brilliant tone, much used in classical music, as well as in military music and jazz.

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