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Honk: meaning, definitions and examples

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honk

 

[ hษ’ล‹k ]

Verb / Noun
Context #1 | Verb

sound

To make a loud, harsh noise with a vehicle's horn

Synonyms

beep, blast, toot

Examples of usage

  • The car honked loudly as it passed by
  • The driver honked impatiently at the slow-moving truck
Context #2 | Noun

sound

The sound made by a vehicle's horn

Synonyms

beep, blast, toot

Examples of usage

  • The honk of the car horn startled the pedestrians
  • I heard a honk from the car behind me

Translations

Translations of the word "honk" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น buzinar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคนเฅ‰เคฐเฅเคจ เคฌเคœเคพเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช hupen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ membunyikan klakson

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ัะธะณะฝะฐะปะธั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ trฤ…biฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ‚ฏใƒฉใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใ‚’้ณดใ‚‰ใ™

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท klaxonner

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ tocar la bocina

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท korna รงalmak

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ฒฝ์ ์„ ์šธ๋ฆฌ๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูŠุทู„ู‚ ุจูˆู‚ ุงู„ุณูŠุงุฑุฉ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ troubit

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ trรบbiลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆŒ‰ๅ–‡ๅญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ trobiti

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ blรญstra

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัะธะณะฝะฐะป ะฑะตั€ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒกแƒ˜แƒ’แƒœแƒแƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ siqnal vermษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ tocar la bocina

Word origin

The word 'honk' originated in the early 20th century as an onomatopoeic representation of the sound made by a vehicle's horn. It is derived from the imitation of the loud and harsh noise produced when pressing the horn of a car. Over time, 'honk' has become a commonly used term to describe the act of sounding a vehicle's horn or the sound itself.

Word Frequency Rank

This word's position of #33,626 indicates it's among the more rare English words. While understanding it broadens your vocabulary, focus on more common words first.