to trumpet
19
3.9
- verb
- /ˈtrʌmpɪt/
:
barritar (sobre elefantes)
- One after another, respondents trumpeted the need to place students first:
- newspaper headlines trumpet
- news reports trumpet
- much-trumpeted
The good news, which Baker trumpets in his opening sentence, is that these are all indeclinable, and so that is indeed good news.
- The good news, which Baker trumpets in his opening sentence, is that these are all indeclinable, and so that is indeed good news.
- But what I was just going to say is as a non physicist hearing it trumpeted over and over again, that there are these six extra dimensions.
Examples
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"It's eight-thirty Moscow time," a female voice trumpeted from a radio propped on the shelf.
Fiction book (1996) -
No headlines had trumpeted the battle's end.
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Federal and local officials frequently trumpet the capture and killing of the planners of these attacks.
Academic text (2010) -
Too often, the military solution is trumpeted as the key; too often, it is considered nonapplicable.
Academic text (1992) -
The press in each country trumpeted the unreasonableness of the other side.
Academic text (2001) -
Our ads have been trumpeting the Donald 3000 for weeks.
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"But we have to get rid of him," trumpeted Glaxia Fortinay.
Fiction book (1999) -
Two days after the local elections, a newspaper headline trumpeted, "Advance of civicos and coalitions.
Academic text (2000) -
Thomas Dixon noted that "Comte trumpeted it as one of his great scientific discoveries that humans were innately altruistic."
Academic text (2010) -
The politician took to the stage to trumpet his plans for economic reform loudly and confidently.
Synonyms
644
1.0
To speak very loudly to get attention or show strong feeling
152
3.5
To say something loudly so people can hear
81
3.4
Say something suddenly and loudly because you feel surprised or excited
66
4.1
To make a sudden very loud sound that startles people
33
3.4
To make a deep loud sound like thunder or a cannon
31
2.7
To say something in a very loud strong voice
26
3.6
To make a loud clear sound that people can hear far away
21
3.2
To make a loud, strong sound to show anger or give orders
13
4.2
Say something loudly to show strong feeling or get attention
11
5.3
To fill a room with a loud sound that echoes
2
8.0
Shout loudly to get attention or call someone
1
4.3
Make a very loud sound to get people's attention
1
5.7
To make a deep loud sound that can be heard far away
1
9.9
Shout loudly with strong feeling, often to protest
To speak loudly so many people can hear, often using a cone-shaped tube
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
1
8.3
A climbing evergreen plant with red or orange tube-shaped flowers that attract hummingbirds
- US
1
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
How Loud
50
3.8
19
3.9
- Formal
229
5.3
∞
1.5
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Trumpet as a verb also came to mean 'announce loudly' because trumpets were used for proud announcements and to call attention, and even animals make a 'trumpet' sound that is loud. So to trumpet something is to tell it loudly and confidently.