trumpet


Definition: Meaning of, trumpet in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈtrʌmpɪt /

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trumpet trumpets
  1. [countable] a musical instrument that you blow into, which consists of a curved metal tube that is wide at the end, and three buttons you press to change the notes
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
trumpet trumpeted trumpeted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
trumpeting trumpets
  1. [transitive] to tell everyone about something that you are proud of, especially in an annoying way
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  2. [intransitive] if an ELEPHANT trumpets, it makes a loud noise
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trumpet used in phrases

  • Nepal trumpet flower (noun)
    1. evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers
  • angel's trumpet (noun)
    1. south American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers
    2. a South American plant that is cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers
  • ear trumpet (noun)
    1. a type of tube that is wide at one end, used by old people in the past to help them hear
  • evening trumpet flower (noun)
    1. poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers
  • golden trumpet (noun)
    1. vigorous evergreen climbing plant of South America having glossy leathery foliage and golden yellow flowers
  • humming bird's trumpet (noun)
    1. shrublet of southwestern United States to Mexico having brilliant scarlet flowers
  • red angel's trumpet (noun)
    1. arborescent South American shrub having very large orange-red flowers
  • speaking trumpet (noun)
    1. a trumpet-shaped acoustic device to intensify and direct the human voice; formerly held to the ear by a hard-of-hearing person
  • trumpet arch (noun)
    1. a conical squinch
  • trumpet creeper (noun)
    1. a North American woody vine having pinnate leaves and large red trumpet-shaped flowers
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