trumpet
verb/ˈtrʌmpɪt/
/ˈtrʌmpɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they trumpet | /ˈtrʌmpɪt/ /ˈtrʌmpɪt/ |
| he / she / it trumpets | /ˈtrʌmpɪts/ /ˈtrʌmpɪts/ |
| past simple trumpeted | /ˈtrʌmpɪtɪd/ /ˈtrʌmpɪtɪd/ |
| past participle trumpeted | /ˈtrʌmpɪtɪd/ /ˈtrʌmpɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form trumpeting | /ˈtrʌmpɪtɪŋ/ /ˈtrʌmpɪtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to talk or write about something publicly in a proud or enthusiastic way
- trumpet something to trumpet somebody’s achievements
- trumpet something as something Their marriage was trumpeted as the wedding of the year.
- + speech ‘PM heads for election landslide,’ trumpeted ‘The Times’ on 19 April.
- [intransitive] (especially of an elephant ) to make a loud noise
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French trompette, diminutive of trompe, of Germanic origin; probably imitative. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.
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