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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
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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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Sherman played guitar, piano, trumpet, trombone, French horn and drums while growing up, practicing in the soundproof room at home that his dad had built for him.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 12 June 2025
As with Russia in 2018, as with Qatar in 2022, the financial upside of these commercial deals is widely trumpeted.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Noun
Here, archaeologists uncovered clay sculptures, conch shell trumpets and ceremonial tools.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Sherman played guitar, piano, trumpet, trombone, French horn and drums while growing up, practicing in the soundproof room at home that his dad had built for him.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
Verb
Proponents of the bill and the president himself trumpet its growth-enhancing powers while simultaneously piling up debt and enacting trade policies that are both guaranteed to undermine economic dynamism.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 12 June 2025
As with Russia in 2018, as with Qatar in 2022, the financial upside of these commercial deals is widely trumpeted.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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“Trumpet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trumpet. Accessed 16 Jul. 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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