(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ is a musical instrument of the brass family which plays quite high notes.
N-VAR: oft the N
2.
If someone ~s something that they are proud of or that they think is important, they speak about it publicly in a very forceful way.
The government has been ~ing tourism as a growth industry...
Nobody should be ~ing about chemical weapons...
It was ~ed that the nation’s health was improving.
VERB: V n as n, V about n, it be V-ed that