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Meaning of 'trumpet' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Trumpet [ n.]
- A wind instrument of great antiquity, much used in war and military exercises, and of great value in the orchestra. In consists of a long metallic tube, curved (once or twice) into a convenient shape, and ending in a bell. Its scale in the lower octaves is limited to the first natural harmonics; but there are modern trumpets capable, by means of valves or pistons, of producing every tone within their compass, although at the expense of the true ringing quality of tone.
- A trumpeter.
- One who praises, or propagates praise, or is the instrument of propagating it.
- A funnel, or short, fiaring pipe, used as a guide or conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine.
2 . Trumpet [ v. i.]
- To sound loudly, or with a tone like a trumpet; to utter a trumplike cry.
3 . Trumpet [ v. t.]
- To publish by, or as by, sound of trumpet; to noise abroad; to proclaim; as, to trumpet good tidings.

Meaning of 'trumpet' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . trumpet [ v]
Meaning (1):
- utter in trumpet-like sounds
Example in sentence:
  • Elephants are trumpeting
Meaning (2):
- proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
Example in sentence:
  • Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty

Nearby Words:

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