honkverb [ I or T ]
uk/hɒŋk/us/hɑːŋk/honk verb [ I or T ] (SOUND)
If a goose or a car horn honks, it makes a short, loud sound.
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Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bark
- bellow
- caterwaul
- caw
- cluck
- coo
- growl
- hiss
- howling
- oink
- peep
- snarl
- squawk
- squee
- whimper
- whine
- yelp
- yip
- yowl
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
honk verb [ I or T ] (VOMIT)
UK slang to vomit:
He honked (up) all over the floor.
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Vomiting & feelings of sickness
- barf
- bring
- bring sth up
- churn
- disgorge
- gag
- morning sickness
- motion sickness
- regurgitate
- repeat
- repeat on sb
- retch
- sick
- sick as a dog idiom
- sick sth up
- spew
- spit (sth) up
- throw
- throw (sth) up
- turn sb's stomach idiom
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honknoun [ C ]
uk/hɒŋk/us/hɑːŋk/a short, loud sound made by a car horn or a goose:
He gave us a honk on his horn as he drove off.
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- chime
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- thud
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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Animal (non-human) sounds