Learn English – How to mimic sound of a trumpet in English

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How to mimic trumpet sound in English?

I expect something like:

Too-too-too-too-toooooom!

Too-too-too-toom!

Too-too-too-toooooo-toooooo-toom!

Is it correct?

Best Answer

In The Pirates of Penzance W.S. Gilbert certainly thought there was an onomatopoeic description of a trumpet:

Sergeant.
There is nothing brings it round
Like the trumpet’s martial sound,
Like the trumpet’s martial sound

Sergeant & Police.
Tarantara! tarantara!
Tarantara! tarantara!
Tarantara! tarantara!
Tarantara! tarantara!
Tarantara! tarantara!
Tarantara! tarantara!
Tarantara, ra, ra,
Tarantara! Ra, ra, ra, ra,
Ra, ra, ra, ra,
Ra, ra, ra, ra,
Ra, ra, ra, ra,
Ra, ra, ra, ra,
Tarantara, ra, ra,

Your mileage may vary, and this is only one man's usage (though an important one). I think it's safe to say that in this case you're entitled to use whatever sounds right to you.