- trumpetry
- trum·pet·ry
English syllables. 2014.
trumpetry
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trumpetry — ˈtrəmpə̇trē, ri noun ( es) : the sound of trumpets amidst fanfare and trumpetry J.C.Moloney * * * /trum pi tree/, n. 1. the manner of playing the trumpet: The character of modern trumpetry has changed. 2. the sound, esp. the blaring sound, of… … Useful english dictionary
trumpetry — /trum pi tree/, n. 1. the manner of playing the trumpet: The character of modern trumpetry has changed. 2. the sound, esp. the blaring sound, of trumpets. 3. trumpets collectively. [1855 60; TRUMPET + RY] * * * … Universalium
compliment — n 1. praise, tribute, homage, honor, commendation, laudation, celebration, exaltation, extolment, glorification, adulation; eulogy, encomium, panegyric, good word, blurb; flattery, trumpetry, puffery, crying up, singing [s.o. s] praises, praising … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
flattery — n 1. compliment, salute, praise, laudation; tribute, extolment, exaltation, celebration, glorification; eulogy, eulogium, eulogization, encomium, panegyric, adulation; trumpetry, crying up, ringing or singing [s.o. s] praises, puffery, puffing up … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
puffery — n 1. undue praise, overpraise, overlauda tion, overcommendation, overrating, overvaluation; trumpetry, crying out, ringing or singing [s.o. s] praises; inflation, inflating, magnification, magnifying, blowing up; All Inf. slathering, overdoing it … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
trumpetless — to trumpetry: see after trumpet n … Useful english dictionary
