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trumpeting
trum·pet T0390100 (trŭm′pĭt) n. pl. trum·pets 1. a. Music A soprano brass instrument consisting of a long metal tube looped once and ending in a flared bell, the modern type being equipped with three valves for producing variations in pitch. b. Something shaped or sounding like this instrument. 2. Music An organ stop that produces a tone like that of the brass instrument. 3. A resounding call, as that of the elephant. v. trum·pet·ed, trum·pet·ing, trum·pets v. intr. 1. Music To play a trumpet. 2. To give forth a resounding call. v. tr. To sound or proclaim loudly.
[Middle English trompet, from Old French trompette, diminutive of trompe, horn, trumpet, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German trumba, horn, trumpet, and ultimately of imitative origin.] Translationstrumpeting
trum·pet·ing (trum'pĕt-ing) A widening of the long bone metaphyses. |