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Meaning of "honk" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HONK

honk  [hɒŋk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HONK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Honk is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb honk in English.

WHAT DOES HONK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Honk

Honk may refer to: ▪ Honk ▪ HonkHonk!, a musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen story The Ugly Duckling ▪ HONK!, a marching band festival ▪ Honk, the Moose, a children's book by Phil Stong ▪ Honk, a social automotive website HONK may refer to: ▪ Nonketotic hyperosmolar coma...

Definition of honk in the English dictionary

The first definition of honk in the dictionary is a representation of the sound made by a goose. Other definition of honk is any sound resembling this, esp a motor horn. Honk is also a bad smell.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HONK

PRESENT

Present
I honk
you honk
he/she/it honks
we honk
you honk
they honk
Present continuous
I am honking
you are honking
he/she/it is honking
we are honking
you are honking
they are honking
Present perfect
I have honked
you have honked
he/she/it has honked
we have honked
you have honked
they have honked
Present perfect continuous
I have been honking
you have been honking
he/she/it has been honking
we have been honking
you have been honking
they have been honking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I honked
you honked
he/she/it honked
we honked
you honked
they honked
Past continuous
I was honking
you were honking
he/she/it was honking
we were honking
you were honking
they were honking
Past perfect
I had honked
you had honked
he/she/it had honked
we had honked
you had honked
they had honked
Past perfect continuous
I had been honking
you had been honking
he/she/it had been honking
we had been honking
you had been honking
they had been honking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will honk
you will honk
he/she/it will honk
we will honk
you will honk
they will honk
Future continuous
I will be honking
you will be honking
he/she/it will be honking
we will be honking
you will be honking
they will be honking
Future perfect
I will have honked
you will have honked
he/she/it will have honked
we will have honked
you will have honked
they will have honked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been honking
you will have been honking
he/she/it will have been honking
we will have been honking
you will have been honking
they will have been honking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would honk
you would honk
he/she/it would honk
we would honk
you would honk
they would honk
Conditional continuous
I would be honking
you would be honking
he/she/it would be honking
we would be honking
you would be honking
they would be honking
Conditional perfect
I would have honk
you would have honk
he/she/it would have honk
we would have honk
you would have honk
they would have honk
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been honking
you would have been honking
he/she/it would have been honking
we would have been honking
you would have been honking
they would have been honking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you honk
we let´s honk
you honk
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to honk
Past participle
honked
Present Participle
honking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HONK


bonk
bɒŋk
clonk
klɒŋk
conch
kɒŋk
conk
kɒŋk
cronk
krɒŋk
gonk
ɡɒŋk
honky-tonk
ˈhɒŋkɪˌtɒŋk
Lonk
lɒŋk
plonk
plɒŋk
ponk
pɒŋk
pronk
prɒŋk
quonk
kwɒŋk
stonk
stɒŋk
tonk
tɒŋk
tronc
trɒŋk
tronk
trɒŋk
wonk
wɒŋk
zonk
zɒŋk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HONK

hongi
honi soit qui mal y pense
Honiara
honied
honiedly
Honiton
Honiton lace
honker
honkie
honkies
honky
honky-tonk
Honolulu
honor
honor guard
honor roll
honor society
honor system

WORDS THAT END LIKE HONK

bank
Black Monk
blank
dank
drink
drunk
frank
I don´t think
ink
link
monk
permalink
pink
policy wonk
rank
tank
thank
the West Bank
think
White Monk

Synonyms and antonyms of honk in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «honk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HONK

Find out the translation of honk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of honk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «honk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tocar el claxon
570 millions of speakers

English

honk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हार्न
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التزمير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сигналить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

buzinar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Honiton লেইস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

klaxonner
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Honiton lace
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hupen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鳴らす/鳴る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경적을 울리다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Honiton lace
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiếng kèn xe hơi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹானிதன் சரிகை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Honiton फीता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Honiton dantel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

suonare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

honk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сигналити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

claxona
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κορνάρισμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

honk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tuta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tut
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of honk

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HONK»

The term «honk» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.203 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HONK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «honk» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «honk» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about honk

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HONK»

Discover the use of honk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to honk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Honk!
When Malcolm and Dandy discover one of the school buses is haunted, the two ghost hunters must steer the ghost away from his mission of revenge.
Dotti Enderle, 2011
2
Honk, Honk, Goose!: Canada Geese Start a Family
Read about two Canada geese that meet, mate, and raise their family.
April Pulley Sayre, 2009
3
Honk!
A fire engine gets stuck in a traffic jam on the way to a fire.
Sue Smith, 1995
4
Honk If You Love Real Men
A quartet of erotic romance stories brings together such tales as "Drive Her Wild" by Julie Elizabeth Leto, Carrie Alexander's "Naughty Girl," Pamela Britton's "Wanted: One Hot Blooded Man," and "Mercy Me" by Susan Donovan, in which a ...
Carrie Alexander, Pamela Britton, Susan Donovan, 2005
5
MouthSounds: How to Whistle, Pop, Boing, and Honk... for All ...
Presents instructions on making sounds and special effects, including how to create sounds for vocal characters, animals, musical instruments, and street noises, along with tips for actors, musicians, and puppeteers.
Fred Newman, 2004
6
Honk, Honk, Rattle, Rattle: 25 Songs and Over 300 Activities ...
When you extend classroom activities, including modifications for special needs and English language learner populations, it is a perfect package. Honk, Honk, Rattle, Rattle is one of eight thematic book/CD sets that offer all of these resources ...
Pam Schiller, Richele Bartkowiak, 2006
7
Honk If You Are Jesus
From the pen of Peter Goldsworthy - a modern champion of the lost art of storytelling - comes Honk If You Are Jesus, a bestselling novel that resists categorisation, and explodes expectations.
Peter Goldsworthy, 2010
8
H Is for Honk!: A Transportation Alphabet
A Transportation Alphabet Catherine Ipcizade. The colorful fabric bag on the top of a hot air balloon is called an envelope. The autobahn is a highway system in Germany. It has very few speed limits. Sports car drivers love to zoom along the ...
Catherine Ipcizade, 2010
9
Clinical Biochemistry: An Illustrated Colour Text
HONK coma occurs mostly in elderly, non-insulin- dependent diabetics, and develops relatively slowly over days or weeks. The level of insulin is sufficient to prevent ketosis but does not prevent hyperglycaemia and osmotic diuresis.
‎2008
10
Honk, Honk !! Shorty McCabe at the Wheel
HONK, HONK! I OJAY, I've got it, all right. No, not the made-in-Germany measles, or the pip, but something 'most as common. More'n that, I'm glad of it. All that bothers me now is, just when it was I swallowed the bug. The best I can do is to ...
Sewell Ford, 1909

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HONK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term honk is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Honk! - Hartford Courant
The Tolland Youth Services Community Theater Program is getting ready to stage 'Honk!' – a musical telling of The Ugly Duckling story, and ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
2
Artist profile: Crissy Ford takes on youth theater camp | Bellingham …
Crissy Ford is tackling the awesome job of directing about 60 Ferndale-area students age 8 to 18 in “Honk! Jr.”, the first Ferndale Summer ... «The Bellingham Herald, Jul 15»
3
What To See At Somerville's ArtBeat Fest This Weekend | ARTery
School of Honk: Davis Square Plaza, 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 17. Formed last fall, Somerville's newest street brass band is devoted to learning. «WBUR, Jul 15»
4
Lions 'see' the value of reading - The Times
LOWELL | Honk your horn if you plan to attend the Lowell Lions Club's first Mill Street Car Cruise of the season Saturday. Read more ... «nwitimes.com, Jul 15»
5
Rosenberry: Village band is a summer staple
Many older folks simply stay in their cars at the edge of the field, protected from the early evening chill, and honk their horns as applause. «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Jul 15»
6
After Chief Meteorologist Gets In Fender Bender, ABC-13 Looks In …
As he kept getting closer, Flickinger tried to honk the horn, and realized ... if the key's not turned to "on" in the ignition, you can't honk your horn. «WSET, Jul 15»
7
Angry honk lands driver in hot water with thugs
A pair of loitering thugs took out their displeasure at being honked at by taking out a Poipet resident's windshield on Monday. Police said the ... «The Phnom Penh Post, Jul 15»
8
Crude Estimate: How Ending Iran Sanctions May Impact Oil Markets …
Iranian Revolutionary Guards drive a speedboat past an oil tanker from Honk Kong July 2, 2012. Iran, faced with international sanctions, has ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
9
To honk or not to honk? That is the Seattle question
"I would not recommend it unless it's an emergency situation ... but a nice little tap (on the horn) would probably be better than a big (honk)," he ... «MyNorthwest.com, Jul 15»
10
Honk: Mexican vehicles have plenty of rules here in the USA
Q. Hello Honk: I was driving in Anaheim and was behind a new tour bus. I saw that all of the lettering on the sides was in Spanish, then I noticed ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»

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