Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun trumpet

1 sense of trumpet

Sense 1
cornet, horn, trumpet, trump -- (a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves)
       => brass, brass instrument -- (a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb trumpet

3 senses of trumpet

Sense 1
trumpet -- (proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet; "Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty")
       => proclaim, exclaim, promulgate -- (state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty")

Sense 2
trumpet -- (play or blow on the trumpet)
       => play -- (perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?")

Sense 3
trumpet -- (utter in trumpet-like sounds; "Elephants are trumpeting")
       => utter, emit, let out, let loose -- (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand")