bugle /ˈbjuːɡəl/noun 6adjective 1verb 1forms 6 noun6 •A horn used by hunters. •A simple brass instrument consisting of a horn with no valves, playing only pitches in its harmonic series •A tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothes as a decorative trim.Billionaires wear hoodies and sneakers, not taffeta and bugle beads. — 2026 •The sound of something that bugles. •A plant in the family Lamiaceae grown as a ground cover Ajuga reptans, and other plants in the genus Ajuga. •A sort of wild ox; a buffalo.Then tooke that squire an horne of bugle small, Which hong adowne his side in twisted gold And tassels gay. — 1590 adjective1 •(no longer used) jet-blackBugle eyeballs. — 1598 verb1 •To announce, sing, or cry in the manner of a musical bugle.“It was as though the very constellations knew our impending sorrow,” he bugled, his head raised to the ceiling, his voice full-throated. — 1952 formsbugled · bugling · bugles · buglest · more bugle · most bugle