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Meanings of honk in English

Portuguese
regurgitar
Catalan
perbocar
Spanish
devolver

Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

    regurgitar
    Portuguese
    buzinar
    Catalan
    ressonar

    Make a loud noise.

          buzinar
          Portuguese
          buzinar
          Catalan
          clacar
          Spanish
          graznar

          Cry like a goose.

                buzinar
                Usage of honk in English
                1
                The hum and the honk of a motor-car sounded in the street.
                The Day of the Beast
                2
                He heard the front door close and the honk of the horn.
                Who Cares? A Story of Adolescence
                3
                After a minute or so I hear another honk, this one closer.
                Before I fall
                4
                We found out why when we heard a horn honk behind us.
                In the Land of Jim Crow
                5
                The warning honk had not given the Mistress time to turn out.
                Further Adventures of Lad
                6
                Before the answer could be given a honk sounded at the door.
                The Young Engineers in Arizona; or, Laying Tracks on the Man-kil...
                7
                His voice in reply is a deep honk followed by a whistle.
                Hull zero three
                8
                There were crashes, and car horns began to honk all over town.
                The mammoth book of the best of best new sf
                9
                With a final honk, she nudged her baby, and lumbered slowly away.
                Jurassic Park
                10
                I'm not talking about not liking the sound of the honk, Trude.
                The brush-off: a hair-raising mystery
                11
                If she comes back, call me, or honk the horn, or something.
                Nano
                12
                Agent Franks, apparently tired of our good-byes, began to honk the horn.
                Monster Hunter Vendetta
                13
                Before Miss Arabella could reply, a raucous honk outside arrested their attention.
                Rod of the Lone Patrol
                14
                Sue It's the antithesis of that kind of Britain's Got Talent honk.
                The Guardian
                15
                Then came the frantic honk of the car and Lyman in its path.
                Amanda: A Daughter of the Mennonites
                16
                A moment later he was gone over the hill, trailing one farewell honk.
                Salem’s Lot
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                Honk through the time
                Honk across language varieties
                United States of America
                Common
                United Kingdom
                Common