noun / verb
trumpet
TRUM-pit/ˈtrʌmpɪt/
A brass instrument with a flared bell and ringing tone.
This trumpet has three piston valves and a flared bell.
Etymology
Trompe plus the diminutive ending meant a small wind instrument. The name once covered several instruments used to summon, celebrate, or warn, before narrowing to the familiar brass instrument.
In context
into a trumpet we cut the end off and then blow it really like a normal trumpet
More examples
- She plays the trumpet in her school band.
- Two trumpets carry the melody above the drums.
- The company trumpets its success in every advertisement.
- The elephant trumpets loudly as the herd approaches.
Forms
trumpet · trumpets · trumpeted · trumpeting
trumpeter noun — A person who plays the trumpet.