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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | claxon |
| Type of | noise, resound, make noise |
| Derivation | honker |
honk::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | cry |
Examples of honk
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The ducks and geese honk and quack as they settle in for the night on the marsh.
From the theepochtimes.com
People honk, wave, scream at the gaudy pink Hummer with lip decals on the sides.
From the ocregister.com
With each motion, saxophones toot, clarinets honk, trumpets blast, drums pound.
From the omaha.com
When she tries to increase her register, it comes out as a sort of strained honk.
From the theatlantic.com
If power and ground are present at the horn and it fails to honk, it's defective.
From the kentucky.com
He aimed to get 350 people to honk, beating his group's previous record of 307.
From the washingtonpost.com
It's the same as rude drivers who honk at learner drivers who are going too slow.
From the eatocracy.cnn.com
Honk, a normally exceptionally bright fella, messed up his facts a bit last week.
From the ocregister.com
Some drivers think that it's a courtesy to honk to tell a cyclist they're coming.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared"
- The cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
- Use the horn of a car
- Cry like a goose; "The geese were honking"
- Vomit: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
- Nonketotic hyperosmolar coma (nonketotic hyperglycaemia) is a type of diabetic coma associated with a high mortality seen in diabetes mellitus type 2. The preferred term used by the American Diabetes Association is hyperosmolar nonketotic state (HNS). ...
- HONK! is a festival of radical and activist marching bands held in Somerville, Massachusetts' Davis Square neighborhood in October. The first HONK! Festival happened in 2006 and included the participation of a dozen street bands from all over the United States and Canada. ...
- Honk! is a musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen story The Ugly Duckling, incorporating a message of tolerance. The book and lyrics are by Anthony Drewe and music is by George Stiles (of the British songwriting duo Stiles and Drewe). ...
- Honk is a band based in Laguna Beach Southern California. The band's first album, the soundtrack to the surfing movie Five Summer Stories, brought them national recognition. In the early 1970s they toured with The Beach Boys, Chicago, Jackson Browne and Dave Mason before splitting up in 1975. ...
