trumpet

noun (a trumpet, trumpets); verb (trumpet, trumpets, trumpeted, trumpeting)

«trumpet» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A trumpet is a brass musical instrument that you blow into; you press valves to change the note. tree →
When an elephant trumpets, it makes a loud, high call through its trunk. tree →
To trumpet something means to tell everyone about it proudly. tree →

In the lessons

In music lessons the trumpet is a member of the brass family, with three valves and a bell-shaped end; it plays bright, loud notes. In science, sound is made by the player's lips buzzing, which makes the air vibrate. In nature stories, elephants trumpet. Phrases: «play the trumpet», «blow your own trumpet» (boast), «a trumpet call».

Examples

My brother plays the trumpet in the school band. tree →
The trumpet has three valves. tree →
The elephant raised its trunk and trumpeted. tree →
A trumpet call woke the soldiers in the story. tree →
Don't blow your own trumpet; let others praise you. tree →
The trumpet makes a bright, loud sound. tree →
She trumpeted the news of her new puppy to the whole class. tree →
He began trumpeting furiously at the top of his trumpet. tree →

Note

Countable noun; regular verb: trumpeted, trumpeting (one t before -ed). «Play the trumpet» uses «the». «Blow your own trumpet» is an idiom for boasting.

In Jewish tradition

A horn blown to sound an alarm, gather the people or praise God in worship. Here it warns of enemies and also marks joyful sacrifice.

Interpretation. Trumpets were blown on festivals and at the Temple. The ram's horn, the shofar, is blown on Rosh Hashanah to call people to repentance.

Examples

Blow ye the horn in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah; sound an alarm at Beth-aven: 'Behind thee, O Benjamin!' (Prophets HOS.5.8, JPS 1917) tree →
And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; and I will offer in His tabernacle sacrifices with trumpet-sound; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD. (Writings PSA.27.6, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable noun; regular verb: trumpeted, trumpeting (one t before -ed). «Play the trumpet» uses «the». «Blow your own trumpet» is an idiom for boasting.

On Mova

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