honk
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1.6
- noun
- /hɔŋk/
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- A honk from an oncoming car startles Marion, and she pulls back over just in time.
- a loud honk
- honks of geese
- honk of a goose
Examples
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A car horn was as distant as the honk of a goose going north in summer.
Fiction book (2001) -
The car drives by, honks twice, waits, then moves away.
Fiction book (1991) -
And the signal is three honks on the horn.
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Virgil steps into the street, and with a HONK, the bus pulls away.
Fiction book (1999) -
Two honks for trouble.
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Sometimes, when the wind blows north, you hear ambulance sirens, motorcycles, and car honks.
Fiction book (1999) -
Earlene peeks out the shades as she hears two short honks on a horn.
Fiction book (1991) -
The taxi honks at Lt. Dan. Lt. Dan slaps the bumper of the taxi.
Fiction book (1994) -
The honk of the goose echoed through the quiet morning air.
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As we walked by the lake, we heard the distinct honk of a flock of geese overhead.
Synonyms
21
4.9
A loud, harsh sound often made by a bird
6
1.1
A loud sound a driver makes to warn others or get attention
1
7.0
A loud sound made by a goose or a car horn
A loud honking sound like an old car horn
Antonyms
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Honk as a noun names the noise itself and comes from the verb that copies the sound, so a honk can be the cry of a goose or the sound of a car horn.