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Definition of "honk" []

  • The raucous, resonant sound characteristic of a wild goose. (noun)
  • A sound similar to a goose's honk: blew a loud honk on the bass saxophone. (noun)
  • The blaring sound of the horn on a motor vehicle. (noun)
  • To emit a honk. (verb-intransitive)
  • To cause (a horn) to produce a honk. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "honk" in a sentence
  • "She listened, but she did not hear his _honk, honk, honk_!"
  • "_Honk, honk, honk_, cried the old Wild Goose, from the sheltered marsh where he did not know what was going on."
  • "* honk honk*. .and who the ***** invited the word "tween"!?"