trumpet
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trumpet¹
- /ˈtɹʌmpɪt/
Rhymes with -ʌmpɪt
Where it comes from
From Middle English trumpet, trumpette, trompette (“trumpet”), from Old French trompette (“trumpet”), diminutive of trompe (“horn, trump, trumpet”), from Frankish *trumpa, *trumba (“trumpet”), ultimately imitative.
Cognate with Old High German trumpa, trumba (“horn, trumpet”), Middle Dutch tromme (“drum”), Middle Low German trumme (“drum”), Old Norse trumba (“pipe; trumpet”). More at drum.
Displaced native English beme, from Middle English beme, from Old English bīeme.
noun trumpets
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A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.
The royal herald sounded a trumpet to announce their arrival.
Similar: beme, cornet, flugelhorn
- Someone who plays the trumpet; a trumpeter. The trumpets were assigned to stand at the rear of the orchestra pit.
- The cry of an elephant, or any similar loud cry. The large bull gave a basso trumpet as he charged the hunters.
- One who praises, or propagates praise, or is the instrument of propagating it. I will the banner from a trumpet take
- A funnel, or short flaring pipe, used as a guide or conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine.
- A kind of traffic interchange involving at least one loop ramp connecting traffic either entering or leaving the terminating expressway with the far lanes of the continuous highway. The result of adopting the latter principle would be that even unimportant T-junctions would be in the form of trumpets or half-cloverleaf junctions.
- A powerful reed stop in organs, having a trumpet-like sound.
- Any of various flowering plants with trumpet-shaped flowers, for example, of the genus Collomia.
- A supporter of Donald Trump, especially a fervent one.
verb trumpets · trumpeting · trumpeted
- To sound loudly, be amplified The music trumpeted from the speakers, hurting my ears.
- To play the trumpet. Cedric made a living trumpeting for the change of passersby in the subway.
- Of an elephant, to make its cry. The circus trainer cracked the whip, signaling the elephant to trumpet.
- To give a loud cry like that of an elephant. The bird trumpeted a second time. Dinah listened to the echo die around her.
- To proclaim loudly; to promote enthusiastically Andy trumpeted Jane's secret across the school, much to her embarrassment.
Trumpet²
- /ˈtɹʌmpɪt/
Rhymes with -ʌmpɪt
Where it comes from
Blend of Trump + trumpet. Named after American celebrity, businessman, politician and President Donald Trump
noun Trumpets
- A vocal political supporter of US President Donald Trump, especially online.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cornet, horn, trumpeter, blare, cone, creeper, tongued, lowing, taco, conch, swan, herald, broadcast, publicize, advertise, announce
Translations
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noun brass instrument
| Español | trompeta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 트럼펫 teureompet |
| 日本語 | トランペット torampetto, 喇叭 |
| 中文 | 小號 /小号 xiǎohào, 喇叭 lǎbā or lǎba |
| हिन्दी | तुरही turhī, भोंपू bhõpū, भोपा bhopā |
| Kiswahili | tarumbeta |
| Português | trompete, trombeta |
| Français | trompette |
| Deutsch | Trompete |
| Italiano | tromba |
| Ελληνικά | τρομπέτα trompéta, σάλπιγγα sálpinga |
| Română | trompetă |
| Русский | труба́ trubá |
| Tiếng Việt | kèn |
| العربية | بُوق būq |
| עברית | חֲצוֹצְרָה khatsotsrá |
noun elephant noise
| Español | barrito, berrido |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | パオ〜ン！ Pawoon |
| Português | barrido, barrito |
| Français | barrissement |
| Italiano | barrito |
| Ελληνικά | σάλπισμα sálpisma |
| Русский | рев rev |
noun musician playing a trumpet
| Português | trompetista |
|---|---|
| Français | trompettiste |
| Italiano | tromba, trombettista |
| Ελληνικά | σαλπιγκτής salpigktís, τρομπετίστας trompetístas, τρομπέτα trompéta |
| Русский | труба́ч trubáč |
verb sound loudly
| Español | trompetear |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | διασαλπίζω diasalpízo |
verb play the instrument
| Español | trompetear, tocar a la trompeta |
|---|---|
| Português | trombetear |
| Français | jouer de la trompette, trompeter |
| Italiano | suonare la tromba |
| Русский | игра́ть на трубе́ igrátʹ na trubé |
| עברית | חִצֵּר ẖitzzér |
verb make an elephant call
| Español | barritar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 吼える hoeru |
| Português | barrir |
| Français | baréter, barrir |
| Italiano | barrire |
| Ελληνικά | σαλπίζω salpízo |
| Русский | реве́ть revétʹ, труби́ть trubítʹ |
verb proclaim loudly
| Português | trombetear |
|---|---|
| Italiano | strombazzare |
| Русский | раструбить rastrubitʹ |
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title = {trumpet},
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