bugle
2 synonyms for bugle, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A brass wind instrument without valves, used mainly for military calls, played by adjusting lip pressure to move between notes.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
A brass wind instrument without valves, used mainly for military calls, played by adjusting lip pressure to move between notes.
“A lone bugle played the last post at the war memorial.”
2. verb
To sound a call in the manner of a bugle, or to announce something loudly.
“The elk bugled across the valley at dusk.”
How to use bugle
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Etymology
From Middle English bugle, via Anglo-Norman from Latin buculus, "young ox" — bugles were originally made from ox horn.
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