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Honk

noun/hˈɔŋk/
Definition
the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
make a loud noise
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hˈɔŋk/
🇬🇧British English
/hˈaɪdɹɐɡˌɒɡ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/hˈaɪdɹɐɡˌɒɡ/
1 syllable Say it as /hˈɔŋk/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
verbmake a loud noise
“The horns of the taxis blared”
verbuse the horn of a car
verbcry like a goose
“The geese were honking”
verbeject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
“After drinking too much, the students vomited”
Word Forms
honkverbcry like a goose
honkernouna driver who causes his car's horn to make a loud honking sound
beepnouna short high tone produced as a signal or warning
beepernounan electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged
claxonnouna kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles
tootnouna blast of a horn
honknounthe cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
vomitnounthe reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
vomiternouna person who vomits
vomitingnounthe reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
sicknounpeople who are sick
disgorgementnounthe reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
retchnounan involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
pukenounthe matter ejected in vomiting
pukingnounthe reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
spewernouna person who vomits
regurgitationnounthe reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
hupen
der Schrei einer Gans (oder irgendein ähnliches Geräusch)
🇫🇷French
klaxonner
le cri d'une oie (ou tout son ressemblant à celui-ci)
🇪🇸Spanish
bocinazo
el grito de un ganso (o cualquier sonido parecido a este)
🇮🇹Italian
suona il clacson
il grido di un'oca (o qualsiasi suono simile a questo)
🇳🇱Dutch
toeteren
de kreet van een gans (of een geluid dat hierop lijkt)
🇵🇹Portuguese
buzinar
o grito de um ganso (ou qualquer som parecido com este)
🇷🇺Russian
сигналить
крик гуся (или любой звук, похожий на этот)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
हार्न
हंस की चीख (या इससे मिलती-जुलती कोई ध्वनि)
🇧🇩Bengali
হংক
একটি হংসের কান্না (বা এটির মতো কোন শব্দ)
🇮🇳Tamil
சத்தம்
வாத்தின் அழுகை (அல்லது இதை ஒத்த ஒலி)
🇮🇳Telugu
హారన్ మోగించండి
గూస్ యొక్క ఏడుపు (లేదా దీన్ని పోలి ఉండే ఏదైనా శబ్దం)
🇮🇳Marathi
हाँक
हंसाचे रडणे (किंवा यासारखा आवाज)
🇮🇳Gujarati
હોંક
હંસનું રુદન (અથવા આના જેવો અવાજ)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹಾರ್ನ್ ಮಾಡಿ
ಹೆಬ್ಬಾತು ಕೂಗು (ಅಥವಾ ಇದನ್ನು ಹೋಲುವ ಯಾವುದೇ ಶಬ್ದ)
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഹോൺ മുഴക്കുക
ഒരു വാത്തയുടെ കരച്ചിൽ (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഇതുപോലുള്ള ഏതെങ്കിലും ശബ്ദം)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਹਾਨਕ
ਹੰਸ ਦੀ ਪੁਕਾਰ (ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਵਰਗੀ ਕੋਈ ਆਵਾਜ਼)
🇵🇰Urdu
ہانک
ہنس کا رونا (یا اس سے مشابہت والی کوئی آواز)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
鸣喇叭
鹅的叫声(或任何类似的声音)
🇯🇵Japanese
クラクションを鳴らす
ガチョウの鳴き声(またはこれに似た音)
🇰🇷Korean
울리다
거위의 울음소리(또는 이와 유사한 소리)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bấm còi
tiếng kêu của một con ngỗng (hoặc bất kỳ âm thanh nào giống như thế này)
🇹🇭Thai
บีบแตร
เสียงร้องของห่าน (หรือเสียงใด ๆ ทำนองนี้)
🇮🇩Indonesian
membunyikan
tangisan angsa (atau suara apa pun yang menyerupai ini)
🇵🇭Filipino
bumusina
ang sigaw ng isang gansa (o anumang tunog na kahawig nito)
🇲🇾Malay
hon
tangisan angsa (atau apa-apa bunyi yang menyerupai ini)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تزمير
صرخة الإوزة (أو أي صوت يشبه هذا)
🇮🇷Persian
بوق زدن
گریه غاز (یا هر صدایی شبیه این)
🇹🇷Turkish
korna çalmak
bir kazın çığlığı (veya buna benzeyen herhangi bir ses)
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִצְפּוֹר
בכי של אווז (או כל צליל שדומה לזה)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'honk'?
The primary meaning of 'honk' is 'the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'honk' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'honk' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'honk' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'honk' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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In your opinion, does the word 'honk' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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