noun

trumpet

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noun

A brass musical instrument played by buzzing the lips into a mouthpiece, typically with valves to change pitch.

"She practiced trumpet scales every evening after school."

"The trumpet section came in loud for the final chorus."

The loud, blaring cry made by an elephant.

"The elephant let out a trumpet before charging toward the water."

verb

To announce or praise something loudly and publicly.

"The company trumpeted its record profits in the press release."

How to Use Trumpet

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe brass instrument, an elephant's loud cry, or (as a verb) to loudly announce something.

Common pairings

blow a trumpet trumpet an achievement play the trumpet

trumpeted past tense, trumpets plural, Trumpets plural, trumpets singular

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From Old French trompette, a diminutive of trompe, "horn," ultimately from a Frankish word imitating the instrument's sound — related to "drum."

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