Word: Trumpet
How to pronounce: ˈtrʌmpɪt
Noun
Definitions:
1. A brass musical instrument with a flared bell and a bright, penetrating tone. The modern instrument has the tubing looped to form a straight-sided coil, with three valves.
Example sentences: "Nor is it all normal trumpets: this CD boasts piccolo trumpets, bass trumpets, cornets and flugelhorns, as well as a smattering of percussion."
2. A North American pitcher plant.
Example sentences: "The yellow trumpets should be grown in a bright place, with direct sunlight."
Verb
Definitions:
1. Play a trumpet.
Example sentences: "A jazz band trumpeted on the stage behind, and the kids danced until dark"
2. Proclaim widely or loudly.
Example sentences: "The press trumpeted another defeat for the government"
Synonyms:
proclaim
annunciate
glorify
declare
enunciate
advertise
blare
fanfare
sound
ballyhoo
horn
toot
mouthpiece
trumpet player
cornet
megaphone
Derivations:
trumpeting
trumpeted
trumpeter
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Trumpet in Other Languages...
Spanish: Trompeta
German: Trompetenf
French: Trompette
Italian: Tromba
Turkish: Trompet
