to trumpet
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2.5
- verb
- /ˈtrʌmpɪt/
:
tocar la trompeta
- At the festival, the band will trumpet lively tunes that will get everyone dancing.
- trumpeted fanfare
- trumpet loudly
- trumpet the arrival
Examples
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She was asked to trumpet her talent on the brass instrument during the school assembly.
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Again, it's it's an opportunity to, you know, trumpet your green technologies.
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Until he began to trumpet threats through the open window:
Fiction book (1990) -
I for one certainly couldn't wait to trumpet such good news.
Blog text (23) -
Are you staying home on 11/6 because the Republican ticket did not trumpet your issues?
Blog text (12) -
Francis and I together want to trumpet Jesus' command for every disciple to make disciples.
Blog text (18) -
While many philanthropists hire an army of publicists to trumpet their donations, Feeney went to great lengths to keep his gift secret.
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We are constantly bombarded with heated predictions of coming water wars: newspaper headlines trumpet the possibility, advocates warn against it, and politicians confidently predict the next war will be over water, not oil.
Academic text (2008) -
Where downtown was once a place to work and leave, newspapers and magazines now trumpet the vibrancy of a "downtown lifestyle" fueled by newly developed apartments, luxury lofts, and condos.
Academic text (2007) -
The musician will trumpet a captivating melody during the concert tonight.
Synonyms
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1.0
To make a sound by forcing air through an instrument or whistle
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5.4
To play a tune on a small wind instrument like a flute
To play a sound on a small brass instrument used for calls
Antonyms
- Archaic
To stop doing an activity, especially to stop playing music for good
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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8.3
A climbing evergreen plant with red or orange tube-shaped flowers that attract hummingbirds
- US
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5.2
A climbing plant with large bell-shaped orange or red flowers often grown in gardens
- Specialized
A South American plant grown for gardens with large, fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers that are very poisonous if eaten
A poisonous woody evergreen vine with sweet-smelling yellow flowers shaped like funnels in the southeastern United States
A climbing evergreen plant with shiny leaves and large yellow flowers used in gardens
A shrub with bright red flowers shaped like tubes that attract hummingbirds
- Indian
A climbing plant that has shiny green leaves and clusters of white fragrant flowers shaped like trumpets
- Specialized
A South American bush with large red flowers shaped like trumpets
- US
A tropical tree from the Americas with large leaves and hollow stems often found in rainforests
- Specialized
A cone-shaped corner support that helps carry a dome over a square room
A climbing plant with large red flowers shaped like a trumpet often grown in gardens
- US
A wild plant with leaves that grow around the stem and flowers with purple spots
- US
A tropical American tree with large broad leaves and hollow stems often planted in gardens for decoration
- Specialized
An evergreen plant with long leaves that grows in fresh or slightly salty water
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Etymology
Trumpet as a verb comes from the instrument name trumpet, from old French trompette 'small horn', because people used the word for the action of blowing that horn to make music. So to trumpet in the literal sense is to play or blow a trumpet.