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trumpet

[truhm-pit]

noun

  1. Music.Ìý

    1. 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.

    2. an organ stop having a tone resembling that of a trumpet.

    3. a trumpeter.

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

  3. a sound like that of a trumpet.

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

  5. ear trumpet.

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



verb (used without object)

  1. to blow a trumpet.

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

verb (used with object)

  1. to sound on a trumpet.

  2. to utter with a sound like that of a trumpet.

  3. to proclaim loudly or widely.

trumpet

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noun

  1. 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

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

  3. a person who plays a trumpet in an orchestra

  4. a loud sound such as that of a trumpet, esp when made by an animal

    the trumpet of the elephants

  5. an eight-foot reed stop on an organ

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

  7. short for ear trumpet

  8. to boast about oneself; brag

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to proclaim or sound loudly

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

trumpet

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

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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • trumpetless adjective
  • trumpetlike adjective
  • untrumpeted adjective
  • ˈ³Ù°ù³Ü³¾±è±ð³Ù-ËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of trumpet1

1300–50; Middle English trumpette, trompette < French, equivalent to trompe trump 2 + -ette -et
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of trumpet1

C13: from Old French trompette a little trump ²
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My favorite bites included a stuffed squab with farro, black trumpet mushroom relish, and huckleberry, as well as a whimsical dish called “The Truffle Hunt.â€

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“We all know ‘The Bear’ is going to show up here, but let’s pretend that voters gave that slot to an actual comedy,†says Kristen Baldwin, trumpeting “Somebody Somewhere†instead.

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To the blast of a trumpet and the beating of drums, Fatima Hazzouri has come home.

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It should be no surprise that he is trumpeting his “accomplishments†very loudly.

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Powell responded "oh, we want to blow that little trumpet now do we" and "let's get that dog whistle out shall we".

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