American English pronunciation

How to pronounce bugle

IPA transcription: [b'juɡəl]

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Noun

  • a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares

  • any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover

  • a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothing for decoration

Verb

  • play on a bugle

Usage examples

  • A long note was sounded on a bugle, and everyone mounted up.
  • A long note was sounded on a bugle, and everyone mounted up.
  • A long note was sounded on a bugle, and everyone mounted up.
  • The village is the sponsor of the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps.
  • Bugles contain no hydrogenated oils.
  • Camp fires were kept burning, and buglers and drummers played.
  • A long note was sounded on a bugle, and everyone mounted up.
  • The battalion incorporated both brass and bugle bands.