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a
: a wind instrument consisting of a conical or cylindrical usually metal tube, a cup-shaped mouthpiece, and a flared bell
specifically
: a valved brass instrument having a cylindrical tube with two turns and a usual range from F sharp below middle C upward for 2¹/₂ octaves
b
: a musical instrument (such as a cornet) resembling a trumpet
2
: a trumpet player
3
: something that resembles a trumpet or its tonal quality: such as
a
: a funnel-shaped instrument (such as a megaphone) for collecting, directing, or intensifying sound
b(1)
: a stentorian voice
(2)
: a penetrating cry (as of an elephant)
trumpeted; trumpeting; trumpets
: to sound or proclaim on or as if on a trumpet
trumpet the news
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Examples of trumpet in a Sentence
Noun
the trumpet of a flower
Verb
He likes to trumpet his own achievements.
The law was trumpeted as a solution to everything.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2024
The girls discovered their instruments — the trumpet for Zohra and the violin for Farida — and their passion.
—Marc Smith, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
While pundits and media outlets will continue to trumpet revolutions in artificial intelligence (AI), many won’t go into any depth as to the specifics.
—Charles Crouchman, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Noun
In the Eighties, when DeStefano was a musician in the band, the trumpet section briefly included…flugelhorns?
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2024
The girls discovered their instruments — the trumpet for Zohra and the violin for Farida — and their passion.
—Marc Smith, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
The national media trumpets Tomlin’s non-losing seasons, while the local radio shock jocks blast him for postseason failures.
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
While pundits and media outlets will continue to trumpet revolutions in artificial intelligence (AI), many won’t go into any depth as to the specifics.
—Charles Crouchman, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Trumpet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trumpet. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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trumpet
1 of 2 noun
trum·pet
ˈtrəm-pət 
1
: a wind instrument consisting of a long cylindrical metal tube commonly once or twice curved and ending in a bell
2
: something shaped like a trumpet
3
: a sound like that of a trumpet
trumpet
2 of 2 verb1
: to blow a trumpet
2
: to make a sound like that of a trumpet
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