Trumpet meaning

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