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

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How to use trumpet in a sentence

While the President was trumpeting amnesty, The New York Times reported on how manufacturing jobs were paying less and less.
With Immigration Move, Obama and the Welfare Party Strike Again|Lloyd Green|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Internet exploded with glee, with sites from the Washington Post to Buzzfeed to Gawker trumpeting the debate.
Idaho’s Freakshow Debate|Ben Jacobs|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Strong Kabul governments before the Soviet invasion of 1979 never tired of trumpeting various territorial claims on Pakistan.
Pakistan’s Sinister Use of Prisoners|Ron Moreau|January 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Yet here is Speaker Boehner now trumpeting his eagerness for a sequester.
What's the Plan, Speaker Boehner?|David Frum|January 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Yet they are trumpeting it as a kind of "victory," because they fought Israel and survived.
The Palestinian Choice—And Ours|Hussein Ibish|November 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
There was no more trumpeting or calling from the elephant, but a sinister silence through which he was trying to reach me.
Kari the Elephant|Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Kari kept on trumpeting and calling for help, and by this time he was chest deep in the mud.
Kari the Elephant|Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Toward late afternoon, I heard the same terrible trumpeting that I had heard before.
Kari the Elephant|Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Kathlyn ran for her rifle, but the trumpeting of the elephants was sufficient to send the striped cat to other hunting-grounds.
The Adventures of Kathlyn|Harold MacGrath
He heard the neighing of the horses, the trumpeting of the elephants, the roaring of the lions, and the snarling of the tigers.
Mappo, the Merry Monkey|Richard Barnum

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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