trumpet
truhm puht
- n a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
- v proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty - v play or blow on the trumpet
- v utter in trumpet-like sounds
Elephants are trumpeting
- It circles Jericho behind the trumpets to bring the walls tumbling down.
- The source of Trumpeter Scherbaum's appeal is his mastery of the baroque trumpet.
- With dazzling virtuosity on the trumpet and an innovative singing style, Satchmo was the fountainhead of a thoroughly original American sound.