honk
verb/hɒŋk/
/hɑːŋk/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they honk | /hɒŋk/ /hɑːŋk/ |
| he / she / it honks | /hɒŋks/ /hɑːŋks/ |
| past simple honked | /hɒŋkt/ /hɑːŋkt/ |
| past participle honked | /hɒŋkt/ /hɑːŋkt/ |
| -ing form honking | /ˈhɒŋkɪŋ/ /ˈhɑːŋkɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] if a car horn honks or you honk or honk the horn, the horn makes a loud noise synonym hoot
- honking taxis
- She rushed from the room at the sound of the taxi honking.
- honk at somebody/something Why did he honk at me?
- honk something People honked their horns as they drove past.
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- [intransitive] when a goose honks, it makes a loud noise
Word Originmid 19th cent.: imitative.
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