trumpet
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.
trumpets, any of several pitcher plants of the southeastern U.S.
to blow a trumpet.
to emit a loud, trumpetlike cry, as an elephant.
to sound on a trumpet.
to utter with a sound like that of a trumpet.
to proclaim loudly or widely.
Origin of trumpet
1Other words from trumpet
- trum·pet·less, adjective
- trum·pet·like, adjective
- un·trum·pet·ed, adjective
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How to use trumpet in a sentence
As someone sentimental to a good trumpet belt, I put my notebook in my lap and listened.
The team cultivates unique varieties like lion’s mane, pink oysters, and royal trumpets in their macrofarm, while also using mini farms in buildings all across the city.
How Smallhold Farms Cultivates Rare Mushrooms for NYC Restaurants | Eater Video | November 21, 2020 | EaterThe House speaker trumpeted his plans Wednesday to file a suit against the president over his ‘king-like’ executive orders.
Boehner May Not Have the Ability to Sue Obama After All | Ben Jacobs, Tim Mak | June 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe fine lines of the article (which were not so fine at all but loudly trumpeted) were not read carefully by some.
And so, as with cancer, anything with a hint of possible truth is grabbed and trumpeted as the next big thing.
The arrests were trumpeted with press conferences on both sides of the Atlantic.
The piece was trumpeted by the progressive non-profit, Media Matters in a blast email as “bad news for Benghazi Hoaxers.”
Yes, There IS Evidence Linking al Qaeda to Benghazi | Eli Lake | December 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSuddenly the Elephant trumpeted aloud as though men had goaded him.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingAnd one of the elephants with two small tusks just coming out of his mouth stood out from the herd and trumpeted.
Kari the Elephant | Dhan Gopal MukerjiKari then trumpeted more and more loudly, waving his trunk and rushing madly around.
Kari the Elephant | Dhan Gopal MukerjiA roar came from the populace; an elephant trumpeted; the pariah dogs barked.
The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrathWhen he found he could not do this, he trumpeted and pawed the earth, throwing great clods of dirt all over them.
Billy Whiskers' Adventures | Frances Trego Montgomery
British Dictionary definitions for trumpet
/ (ˈtrʌmpɪt) /
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 animal: the 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
to proclaim or sound loudly
Origin of trumpet
1Derived forms of trumpet
- trumpet-like, adjective
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Cultural definitions for trumpet
A brass instrument with a brilliant tone, much used in classical music, as well as in military music and jazz.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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