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honk

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honk  (hôngk, hngk)
n.
1. The raucous, resonant sound characteristic of a wild goose.
2.
a. A sound similar to a goose's honk: blew a loud honk on the bass saxophone.
b. The blaring sound of the horn on a motor vehicle.
v. honked, honk·ing, honks
v.intr.
To emit a honk.
v.tr.
To cause (a horn) to produce a honk.

[Imitative.]

honker n.

honk
Noun
1. the sound made by a motor horn
2. the sound made by a goose
Verb
to make or cause (something) to make a honking sound
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.honkhonk - the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
Verb1.honkhonk - make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared"
sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
tootle - play (a musical instrument) casually; "the saxophone player was tootling a sad melody"
2.honk - use the horn of a car
make noise, noise, resound - emit a noise
3.honk - cry like a goose; "The geese were honking"
let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
4.honkhonk - 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"
egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"
Translations
honk [hɔŋk] vi (AUT) → tocar la bocina

honk [hɔŋk] n (Aut) → coup m de klaxon
viklaxonner

honk [hɔŋk] vi (Aut) → hupen

honk [hɔŋk] n (AUT) → colpo di clacson
visuonare il clacson

honk
n honk [hoŋk]
(a sound like) the cry of a goose or the sound of a motor-car horn. getoeter قاقَة الأوز крясък gagaga; tú tú trut; dyt der Wildgansschrei, das Hupsignal κραυγή αγριόχηνας, κορνάρισμα graznido; bocinazo prääksatus, tuututus صدائي شبيه به صدای غاز törähdys cri (de l'oie); coup de klaxon קִרקוּר, גִעגוּע हंस के काव काव करने की या कार के हार्न की आवाज glasanje divlje guske; zvuk automobilske trube vadlibagágogás; dudálás bunyi klakson garg; (bíl)flaut (richiamo dell'oca); (colpo di clacson) 警笛の音など (기러기의) 울음 소리, (자동차의) 경적 소리 gagenimas, (mašinos) signalas (meža zoss) kliedziens; (automašīnas) taurēšana bunyi pon toeter tut(ing) krzyk gęsi, dźwięk klaksonu buzinada gâgâit; claxon крик диких гусей; гудок автомобиля gá-gá, tú-tú klic divje gosi; hupanje trubljenje snatter, tut เสียงแตรรถยนต์ kaz sesi, klakson sesi 雁叫聲;汽車喇叭聲 крик диких гусей جنگلی بطخ یا گاڑی کے ہارن جیسی آواز tiếng kêu của ngỗng trời; tiếng còi 喇叭
v
to make such a noise Don't honk that horn any more – you'll disturb the neighbours. snater, toet يُطْلِقُ بوق السيّارَه кряскам houkat trutte; dytte hupen, schreien βγάζω κραυγή αγριόχηνας, κορνάρω graznar; tocar la bocina tuututama صدای غاز درآوردن tuutata klaxonner לִצפּוֹר भौंपू बजाना gakati; trubiti dudál menglakson flauta; garga suonare (il clacson); gridare 鳴らす 경적을 울리다 gagenti, spausti (signalą) (par meža zosīm) kliegt; (par automašīnu) taurēt membunyikan hon toeteren tute (i horn) trąbić buzinar a claxona гудеть húkať hupati trubiti snattra, tuta บีบแตร klakson çalmak 按喇叭響 кричати ایسی آواز نکالنا kêu (ngỗng), bóp còi 按喇叭


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She would honk loudly the word" Clara," she would show you her back, and march downstairs.
Some dust had penetrated Bert's horn, and the result was a curious, amusing, wheezing sound had got into his "honk, honk.
Several times, when returning from the village at ten or eleven o'clock at night, I heard the tread of a flock of geese, or else ducks, on the dry leaves in the woods by a pond-hole behind my dwelling, where they had come up to feed, and the faint honk or quack of their leader as they hurried off.
 
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