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trumpeted

trum·pet
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [truhm-pit]
    • /ˈtrʌm pɪt/
    • /ˈtrʌm.pɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [truhm-pit]
    • /ˈtrʌm pɪt/

Definitions of trumpeted word

  • noun trumpeted Music. any of a family of brass wind instruments with a powerful, penetrating tone, consisting of a tube commonly curved once or twice around on itself and having a cup-shaped mouthpiece at one end and a flaring bell at the other. an organ stop having a tone resembling that of a trumpet. a trumpeter. 1
  • noun trumpeted something used as or resembling a trumpet, especially in sound. 1
  • noun trumpeted a sound like that of a trumpet. 1
  • noun trumpeted the loud shrill cry of an animal, especially an elephant. 1
  • noun trumpeted ear trumpet. 1
  • noun trumpeted trumpets, any of several pitcher plants of the southeastern U.S. 1

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Origin of trumpeted

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English trumpette, trompette < French, equivalent to trompe trump2 + -ette -et

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Parts of speech for Trumpeted

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

trumpeted popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for trumpeted

verb trumpeted

  • annunciated — Simple past tense and past participle of annunciate.
  • cried — cry
  • declaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of declaim.
  • foreran — Simple past form of forerun.
  • heralded — (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.

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