Honk Meaning
/hɒŋk/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo use a car horn.
verbTo make a loud, harsh sound like a car horn.
Sentence Examples
Tom continued to honk the horn.
Why did you honk at me?
CEFR Practice Quiz
The angry driver began to ____ his car horn loudly at the slow car.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The frustrated driver began to ____ the car's horn repeatedly in the heavy traffic jam.
Word Origin & History
Onomatopoeic.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"WAYNE: Phil, what are you doing here? You're partied out, man. Again.
GARTH: What if he honks in the car?"
— 1992, Wayne's World (film):
"The operator went out on to the platform with his handlamp and waved it in the traditional "wash-out" signal across the body. The engineer had been expecting this and responded at once with an acknowledging honk on the horn before bringing this huge, 16-car train gently to a stand at the platform."
— 1961 July, J. Geoffrey Todd, “Impressions of railroading in the United States:Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 424:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The angry driver began to ____ his car horn loudly at the slow car.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The frustrated driver began to ____ the car's horn repeatedly in the heavy traffic jam.