honk

CEFRB2

/hɒŋk/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To make a loud sound with a vehicle's horn.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To make a loud, harsh sound like a car horn.

Examples

  • Tom continued to honk the horn.

  • Why did you honk at me?

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To make the vocal sound of a goose.

  2. To use a car horn.

  3. To vomit.

More examples

In context

  • They stood and observed how long it took for the other cars to honk.

  • She honked my titties.

  • WAYNE: Phil, what are you doing here? You're partied out, man. Again. GARTH: What if he honks in the car?

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The angry driver began to blank his car horn loudly at the slow car.

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Origin

verb

Onomatopoeic.