honk — to make a loud sound with a car horn
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to make a loud sound with a car horn
Pronunciation (IPA): /hɑːŋk/
Example Sentences
- My neighbor honks his horn at 6 AM every day like he's conducting a symphony orchestra.
- The geese at the park honk so aggressively that tourists think they're being challenged to a duel.
- Please don't honk in residential areas during quiet hours.
honk
VERB[/hɑːŋk/]
to make a loud sound with a car horn
The taxi driver leans on his horn to honk at the slow cart blocking the street.
Honk all you want, but the truck's conked out - bonk it all day, it won't start!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Honk is an onomatopoeia originating from imitation of actual sounds, particularly the calls of geese and the sound of automobile horns. The word directly mimics the acoustic characteristics of these sharp, braying sounds, emerging in English as a verbal representation of the noise itself.
Breakdown
honk (onomatopoeic root representing a sharp, resonant sound). The word functions as both noun and verb, with the base form directly derived from phonetic imitation rather than traditional morphological composition.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My neighbor honks his horn at 6 AM every day like he's conducting a symphony orchestra.”
“The geese at the park honk so aggressively that tourists think they're being challenged to a duel.”
“Please don't honk in residential areas during quiet hours.”
“The taxi driver gave three short honks to signal his arrival.”
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