trumpet
/ˈtɹʌmpɪt/noun, verb2 syllables
Trumpet means: a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves.
Synonyms for trumpet5
noun, as in a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
What does trumpet mean?4
noun
1
a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
verb
1
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet“Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty”
2
play or blow on the trumpet
3
utter in trumpet-like sounds“Elephants are trumpeting”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Trumpet in a sentence
- A cornet looks similar to a trumpet, but it has a mellower tone.rul
- My father played the trumpet, and my mother played the violin.CK
- I can't play the trumpet very well yet.CK
- I often heard him playing the melody on the trumpet.unknown
- No instrument is snootier than the piccolo trumpet.papabear
- The amount of time you spend practicing the trumpet is up to you.CK
- I play trumpet in a symphonic wind orchestra.mookeee
- Do you know how to play the trumpet?CK
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Forms of trumpet
as a noun
- plural
- trumpets
as a verb
- past tense
- trumpeted
- present participle
- trumpeting
- third-person singular
- trumpets
- past participle
- trumpeted