trumpet
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
truhmpuhtSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtɹʌmpət
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
music
A brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
music
A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.
figurative
One who praises, or propagates praise, or is the instrument of propagating it.
A powerful reed stop in organs, having a trumpet-like sound.
The cry of an elephant, or any similar loud cry.
A funnel, or short flaring pipe, used as a guide or conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine.
verb
intransitive
To sound loudly, be amplified
transitive
To proclaim loudly; to promote enthusiastically
Proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
“Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty.”
Play or blow on the trumpet
Utter in trumpet-like sounds
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
More ways to use trumpet
- “Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty.”verb
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Pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids.
A musician who plays the trumpet or cornet.
Compound terms
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Mexican evergreen climbing plant having large solitary funnel-shaped fragrant yellow flowers with purple-brown ridges in the throat.
Evergreen North American honeysuckle vine having coral-red or orange flowers.
The section of a band or orchestra that plays trumpets or cornets.
Tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems.
A North American woody vine having pinnate leaves and large red trumpet-shaped flowers.
North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple.
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Synonyms
Sense: brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
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