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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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Christina Liao, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2025
Influenced by his father who was a professional trumpet player and his mother, who taught him how to play an electric organ, Soken-san has gone on to produce music for games like 2010’s Mario Sports Mix and 2023’s Final Fantasy XVI.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Supporters aligned with the temperance movement used Weston’s walks to advance their agenda—since Weston was a teetotaler, sponsors and cheerleaders trumpeted his feats as evidence that sobriety was healthy.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The Top of the Standard (known colloquially as the Boom Boom Room) instantly commands your attention with the bar’s gilded centerpiece, reminiscent of a trumpet flute, and its floor-to-ceiling windows that provide incredible panoramic views of New York City and the Hudson River.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2025
Influenced by his father who was a professional trumpet player and his mother, who taught him how to play an electric organ, Soken-san has gone on to produce music for games like 2010’s Mario Sports Mix and 2023’s Final Fantasy XVI.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
Watson’s cause was championed by activist and entrepreneur Glenn E. Martin, who trumpeted Trump’s decision in an X post.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Supporters aligned with the temperance movement used Weston’s walks to advance their agenda—since Weston was a teetotaler, sponsors and cheerleaders trumpeted his feats as evidence that sobriety was healthy.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Trumpet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trumpet. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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