trumpet
[noun]
Synonyms:
- horn, bugle, clarion
[verb]
Synonyms:
- proclaim, advertise, announce, broadcast, shout from the rooftops, tout (informal)

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I. trum‧pet¹ /ˈtrʌmpət, ˈtrʌmpɪt/ noun
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: trompette, from trompe 'horn']
[countable] a musical instrument that you blow into, which consists of a curved metal tube that is wide at the end, and three buttons you press to change the notes ⇒ blow your own trumpet at blow¹(19)

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II. trumpet² verb

1. [transitive] to tell everyone about something that you are proud of, especially in an annoying way:
They are proudly trumpeting the fact that they are creating more jobs.

2. [intransitive] if an elephant trumpets, it makes a loud noise

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

trumpet
noun
ADJ. muted | BB, C, EB, etc.
VERB + TRUMPET blow
TRUMPET + VERB blare, sound
TRUMPET + NOUN blast, call, fanfare
PHRASES a blast of the trumpet the shrill blast of a trumpet
a fanfare/flourish of trumpets A wreath was laid on the monument to a fanfare of trumpets.
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