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to bugle

to bugle

7.9
To make a loud deep call by male deer or elk to attract mates
  • verb
  • /ˈbjuːɡl/
translation icon : berrear
  • During mating season, the male elk will bugle loudly to attract females.
  • elk bugle

Examples

  • During mating season, the male elk bugles to attract females.

  • During the autumn, male elk bugle to attract mates and establish territory.

  • We heard the distant sound of a stag bugling in the early morning mist.

  • The guide pointed out how the moose would bugle to warn others of danger.

  • The stag bugled loudly in the early morning.

  • When the bull moose bugles, it echoes through the quiet forest.

  • As the sun set, the stags began to bugle, announcing their presence to others.

Synonyms

to hoot
vsto bugle
1 2.2

To make a loud, deep sound like an owl or a car horn

is a resonant mating call by male animals rather than general deep sound
to blat
vsto bugle
  • UK
9.6

To make a loud, crying sound like a lamb or goat

is a deep resonant call used by males during mating rather than harsh noise

Compounds

bugle call
2 5.6

A short tune that someone plays on a bugle to signal a time or event

blue bugle
  • UK
9.3

A plant that lives for several years with upright stems and bright blue flowers

creeping bugle
  • Specialized
9.8

A low plant with spreading stems and spikes of blue flowers that covers bare ground

erect bugle
  • UK
9.9

A plant that grows upright with bright blue flowers each year

pyramid bugle
  • UK
9.9

A low-growing plant that stays green and has blue or purple flowers

yellow bugle
  • UK
9.9

A low-growing plant with yellow flowers that have red dots and smell faintly of pine

How Loud

to roar
98 1.0
bellow
20 4.6
to bugle
7.9
to cry
342 1.0
call
301 1.0

Surface Forms

bugle infinitive
bugled past
bugled past participle
bugling present participle
bugles third person singular

Etymology

Bugle for animal calls comes from the sound; male elk and stags make a loud, trumpet-like cry that people compared to a bugle. So to 'bugle' is to make that deep, far-carrying call.