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trumpet
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noun (n)
- A wind instrument of great antiquity, much used in war and military exercises, and of great value in the orchestra. In consists of a long metallic tube, curved (once or twice) into a convenient shape, and ending in a bell. Its scale in the lower octaves is limited to the first natural harmonics; but there are modern trumpets capable, by means of valves or pistons, of producing every tone within their compass, although at the expense of the true ringing quality of tone.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet(verb.communication)Example:
Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty.
source: wordnet30 - play or blow on the trumpet(verb.creation)source: wordnet30
- utter in trumpet-like sounds(verb.communication)Example:
Elephants are trumpeting.
source: wordnet30 - To publish by, or as by, sound of trumpet; to noise abroad; to proclaim; as, to trumpet good tidings.(verb)source: webster1913
- To sound loudly, or with a tone like a trumpet; to utter a trumplike cry.(verb)source: webster1913