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To make a loud, penetrating sound resembling that of a trumpet
“Five times a jackal barks in the cold season, and the elephants trumpet and donkeys bay many times more.”
To proclaim widely or loudly
“Newspapers and television trumpet the arrival of the national information infrastructure and multimedia as a panacea for high unemployment.”
To extol or praise effusively, and typically excessively
“He believed that his hard work spoke for itself and that it was pushy and impolite to trumpet his achievements.”
To make or cause to make a loud, harsh sound
To sound a horn, siren, or steam whistle
To (excessively) boast about one's accomplishments, qualities, or possessions
To utter or deliver words in a rhetorical or impassioned way, as if to an audience
(archaic) To celebrate, extol, or proclaim the glory of
Plural for a valved brass musical instrument consisting of a narrow tube ending in a flare
“Kern stood off to the edge of the trail facing seaward, blowing on the trumpet as if his heart and soul were infused in every bad note.”
Plural for a loud sound such as that of a trumpet
“From the terrace, he heard the trumpet of the stage coach.”
Plural for a visible or audible sign or sound that warns of danger
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