blow someone's trumpet en · VERB
Meanings
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To praise someone.
Of course they had heard Lucy speak of me, and it seemed that Dr. Van Helsing, too, has been quite “blowing my trumpet,” as Mr. Morris expressed it.
1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blows someone's trumpet | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| blown someone's trumpet | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| blew someone's trumpet | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| blowing someone's trumpet | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |