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honks

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for honks.

Editorial note

It's not really a public space when everyone is enclosed in a rocket-powered coffin communicating through flashing lights and loud honks.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

The harsh note produced by a typical car horn.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of honks gathered in one view.

noun

The harsh note produced by a typical car horn.

noun

The cry of a goose or similar bird.

noun

Clipping of honky. [(US, Canada, derogatory, ethnic slur) A white (Caucasian) person.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for honks.

noun

The harsh note produced by a typical car horn.

noun

The cry of a goose or similar bird.

noun

Clipping of honky. [(US, Canada, derogatory, ethnic slur) A white (Caucasian) person.]

verb

(transitive, intransitive) To use a car horn.

Example sentences

1

It's not really a public space when everyone is enclosed in a rocket-powered coffin communicating through flashing lights and loud honks.

2

If a car honks in a parking garage and no-one is there to hear it, has it even made a sound?

3

No one wants to sleep or work next to endless motorcycle revs, honks, and sirens.

4

But then some car outside honks and of course they have to turn around to see what all the commotion was about.

5

I wouldn't mind performing GET /vehicle/{id}/honks?since={time}&limit=1000 to see an indicator of how aggressively my car has been driven.

6

I'd sooner see an automated truck move around that honks when it's in front of its destination.

7

Driving through tunnels just North of San Francisco, everyone honks their horns.

8

People stop in the middle of the road blocking everyone to chat for 15 minutes, no-one honks, usually people get out and join the convo.

9

Everyone honks for every 10th breath they take while driving.

10

Nobody honks a horn just for the hell of it.

11

In Sweden barely anyone honks unless to avoid serious accidents.

12

Brie de Meaux honks like stale feet anyway!

Quote examples

1

If the person in front of you honks, just join in for a nice hullabaloo." It's usually not that you can opt out of this.

2

I really wish they didn't call them "world models" or more specifically didn't shove the word "physics" in there, but hey, is it really marketing if they don't claim a golden goose can not only lay actual gold eggs but also diamonds and that its honks cure cancer?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use honks in a sentence?

It's not really a public space when everyone is enclosed in a rocket-powered coffin communicating through flashing lights and loud honks.

What does honks mean?

The harsh note produced by a typical car horn.

What part of speech is honks?

honks is commonly used as noun, verb.