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trum·pet
 trumpet
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- pronunciation:
- truhm
piht
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a brass wind instrument. Trumpets have three valves on a looped tube that ends in a bell shape. Trumpets produce bright, strong, piercing tones. Wind instruments made out of other materials that have a similar shape or sound to a trumpet can also be called a trumpet.
- similar words:
- bugle, cornet, horn
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| definition 2: |
something that is like a trumpet in shape or sound.
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| definition 3: |
a loud, piercing sound or call, especially that made by an elephant.
- similar words:
- bellow, blare, blast
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| related words: |
blare, blast |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
trumpets, trumpeting, trumpeted |
| definition: |
to make a trumpet-like sound or call.
The elephant trumpeted at the trespassing baboon.- synonyms:
- blare
- similar words:
- bellow, resound, roar, thunder, wail
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| derivation: |
trumpetlike (adj.) |
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