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Honk

noun

The cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this).

verb

Make a loud noise. Synonyms: beep, blare, claxon, toot.

Use the horn of a car. Synonym: claxon.

Cry like a goose. Synonym: cronk.

Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth. Synonyms: barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up. "He purged continuously" , "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" Antonym: keep down.

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"Honk" Quotes from Famous Books

... kept the keys of the castle rose from her supper as the honk, honk of a motor-horn broke on her startled ears. People didn't come to visit the castle at this time of night! But the purr of the engine outside her cottage, and the long beams of light flung seawards by the headlights, brought her quickly to ...

— The Moon out of Reach • Margaret Pedler

... surrounded by trunks and suitcases, unpacking her belongings. Pleasant little sounds of life floated up from outdoors—the clucking of a hen, the stamping of the bay cob as Billy Brewster groomed him, whistling softly through his teeth while he brushed and curry-combed, the occasional honk of a motor-horn as a car sped by in the distance. Then came the beat of a horse's hoofs, stopping ...

— The Vision of Desire • Margaret Pedler

... and by, after a while, he heard the honk of an automobile horn. "I wonder whether that's Uncle John," and Little Jack Rabbit stopped and looked all around, and pretty soon, not very long, Mr. John Hare drove by in his Bunnymobile. He looked very fine in his polkadot handkerchief and gold watch and chain ...

— Little Jack Rabbit and the Squirrel Brothers • David Cory

... The horn's honk cut the silent air hoarsely. Instantly the speed of the oncoming light was checked. It advanced steadily, but much more slowly, as though the rider sensed that his road might be blocked, but could not yet determine where the hidden obstacle ...

— Captivating Mary Carstairs • Henry Sydnor Harrison

... "You might of sent your honk-honk to the train for us though. Cost us a dollar from the station. What d'ye think of that? Don't like the ladies, do you, Mr. Benham?" ...

— Paradise Garden - The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment • George Gibbs

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