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trumpet
2
verb
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trumpet
2
1
[
transitive
]
to tell everyone about something that you are proud of, especially in an annoying way
:
They are proudly trumpeting the fact that they are creating more jobs.
2
[
intransitive
]
HBA
if an
elephant
trumpets, it makes a loud noise
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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