trumpet

[ truhm-pit ]

/ ˈtrʌm pɪt /

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noun

Music.

any of a family of brass wind instruments with a powerful, penetrating tone, consisting of a tube commonly curved once or twice around on itself and having a cup-shaped mouthpiece at one end and a flaring bell at the other.
an organ stop having a tone resembling that of a trumpet.
a trumpeter.

something used as or resembling a trumpet, especially in sound.

a sound like that of a trumpet.

the loud shrill cry of an animal, especially an elephant.

ear trumpet.

trumpets, any of several pitcher plants of the southeastern U.S.

verb (used without object)

to blow a trumpet.

to emit a loud, trumpetlike cry, as an elephant.

verb (used with object)

to sound on a trumpet.

to utter with a sound like that of a trumpet.

to proclaim loudly or widely.

Origin of trumpet

1300–50; Middle English trumpette, trompette < French, equivalent to trompe trump² + -ette -et

OTHER WORDS FROM trumpet

trum·pet·less, adjective trum·pet·like, adjective un·trum·pet·ed, adjective

Words nearby trumpet

trump card, trump up, trumped-up, trumpeldor, trumpery, trumpet, trumpet creeper, trumpet flower, trumpet honeysuckle, trumpet leg, trumpet marine

Example sentences from the Web for trumpet

At night jineteras stalk the promenade in search of tourists while a trumpet from a bench serenades the proceedings.

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He had already run through all his personal funds, but luckily the request worked (a trumpet was also traded).

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But in more recent wars, where the emphasis has been on “credibility,” not victory, the trumpet has been uncertain, at best.

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My wife and I named our son Gideon after Tony had sounded Gideon's Trumpet.

The Essential Anthony Lewis |Anthony Lester, Josh Dzieza |March 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Justices Scalia and Thomas trumpet the value of constitutional originalism, but only when it suits their preferred outcome.

In Affirmative-Action Case, History of 14th Amendment Is Inconvenient |Adam Winkler |October 10, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Who could doubt his sincerity, who question the injured honour that rang like a trumpet through his words?

Quisant |Anthony Hope
And all about the world a sound was heard like the sound of a trumpet instantly cut short.

Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; |Herbert George Wells
"I mean to break the spell at once," he declared, and having made a trumpet with his hand, he hallooed loudly toward the west.

The Mayor of Warwick |Herbert M. Hopkins
Taking a trumpet, he hailed in the well-known and customary manner.

The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas |James Fenimore Cooper
God save the King, you say, warms your heart like the sound of a trumpet.

Peter Plymley's Letters |Sydney Smith

British Dictionary definitions for trumpet

trumpet

/ (ˈtrʌmpɪt) /

noun

a valved brass instrument of brilliant tone consisting of a narrow tube of cylindrical bore ending in a flared bell, normally pitched in B flat. Range: two and a half octaves upwards from F sharp on the fourth line of the bass staff

any instrument consisting of a valveless tube ending in a bell, esp a straight instrument used for fanfares, signals, etc

a person who plays a trumpet in an orchestra

a loud sound such as that of a trumpet, esp when made by an animal the trumpet of the elephants

an eight-foot reed stop on an organ

something resembling a trumpet in shape, esp in having a flared bell

short for ear trumpet

blow one's own trumpet to boast about oneself; brag

verb -pets, -peting or -peted

to proclaim or sound loudly

Derived forms of trumpet

trumpet-like, adjective

Word Origin for trumpet

C13: from Old French trompette a little trump ²

Cultural definitions for trumpet

trumpet

A brass instrument with a brilliant tone, much used in classical music, as well as in military music and jazz.

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British Dictionary definitions for trumpet

noun

verb -pets, -peting or -peted

Derived forms of trumpet

Word Origin for trumpet

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trumpet

noun

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

Origin of trumpet

OTHER WORDS FROM trumpet

Words nearby trumpet

Words related to trumpet

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noun

verb -pets, -peting or -peted

Derived forms of trumpet

Word Origin for trumpet

Cultural definitions for trumpet

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