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• present tense form of trumpet (3rd person singular).
• plural of trumpet.

trumpets

American  

[truhm-pits] / ˈtrʌm pɪts /

noun

trumpets plural

1. a showy pitcher plant, Sarracenia flava, of the southeastern United States, having prominently veined, crimson-throated, yellow-green leaves and yellow flowers from 2 to 4 inches (5.1 to 10.2 centimeters) wide.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• trumpets
  plural

Etymology

Origin of trumpets

Plural of trumpet

Example Sentences

Trumpets and tin-foil trophies, players as tense as the travelling fans, gaffers pacing the dugout in full club suits.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Trumpets will sound and gun salutes will be fired across the U.K.

From Washington Times • May 6, 2023

Trumpets then announced the exit of Canada’s chief herald from the residence.

From Reuters • Sep. 10, 2022

Trumpets blare at the voice-cracking top of their register over a cool upright bass line and the incongruous junkyard jangle of toy piano.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2022

Trumpets sounded, a drum began to boom, the drawbridge descended in fits and starts, and Ser Edmure Hilly led his men out from Riverrun with lances raised and banners streaming.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin