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Trumpet vs Bleat - What's the difference?

trumpet | bleat |

As nouns the difference between trumpet and bleat

is that trumpet is a musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of b-flat while bleat is the characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.

As verbs the difference between trumpet and bleat

is that trumpet is to sound loudly, be amplified while bleat is of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry.

trumpet

English

(wikipedia trumpet)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat.
    • The royal herald sounded a trumpet to announce their arrival.
  • In an orchestra or other musical group, a musician that plays the trumpet.
    • The trumpets were assigned to stand at the rear of the orchestra pit.
  • The cry of an elephant.
    • The large bull gave a basso trumpet as he charged the hunters.
  • (figurative) One who praises, or propagates praise, or is the instrument of propagating it.
    • (Shakespeare)
  • * Dryden
    • That great politician was pleased to have the greatest wit of those times to be the trumpet of his praises.
  • A funnel, or short flaring pipe, used as a guide or conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine.

    • Synonyms

    * (musical instrument) cornet

    Derived terms

    * natural trumpet * straight trumpet

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To sound loudly, be amplified
    • The music trumpeted from the speakers, hurting my ears.
  • To play the trumpet.
    • Cedric made a living trumpeting for the change of passersby in the subway.
  • Of an elephant, to make its cry.
    • ''The circus trainer cracked the whip, signaling the elephant to trumpet .
  • To proclaim loudly; to promote enthusiastically
    • Andy trumpeted Jane's secret across the school, much to her embarrassment.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • They did nothing but publish and trumpet all the reproaches they could devise against the Irish.

    Related terms

    * trumpet player * trumpeter * trumpetress

    bleat

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (Scotland)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.

    • Synonyms

    * (sheep's cry ) baa, baaing, bleating

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • Of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry.
  • (informal) Of a person, to complain.
    • The last thing we need is to hear them bleating to us about organizational problems.

    Synonyms

    * (1): baa * (2): kvetch (US''), moan, whinge (''British ), whine

    Anagrams

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