trumpet
(trʌmpɪt )
Word forms: trumpets , trumpeting , trumpeted
1. variable noun B1
A trumpet is a musical instrument of the brass family which plays quite high notes. You play the trumpet by blowing into it.
2. verb [Also VERB noun]
If someone trumpets something that they are proud of or that they think is important, they speak about it publicly in a very forceful way.
The government has been trumpeting tourism as a growth industry. [VERB noun + as]
...Mark Morris, who is trumpeted as the dance talent of his generation. [VERB noun as noun]
Nobody should be trumpeting about chemical weapons. [VERB + about]
It was trumpeted that the nation's health was improving. [be VERB-ed that]
...the much trumpeted 'tax cuts' in the 1980s. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: proclaim, advertise, extol, tout [informal]
3. verb
When an elephant trumpets, it makes a loud sound.
The elephants trumpeted and stamped their feet at their approach. [VERB]
4. blow your own trumpet phrase [VERB and NOUN inflect]
If you blow your own trumpet or blow your own horn, you tell people that you are very clever or successful.
Synonyms: boast, crow, brag, vaunt
Image of trumpet
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Idioms:
blow your own trumpet [British]
to tell other people that you have done very good things and have very good qualities in order to make them admire you. The usual American expression is blow your own horn.
The three candidates traded insults and blew their own trumpets yesterday as each one claimed to be heading for victory.
Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Collocations:
trumpet the fact
She ums and ahs; she's embarrassed to trumpet the fact.
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It still felt the need to trumpet the fact that it was printed 'locographically'.
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It's even worse when they are obliged to use their own resources to trumpet that fact and to give publicity to their better-scoring rivals, complete with their logos.
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Translations:
Chinese: 小号
Japanese: トランペット