honked; honking; honks
1
: to make the characteristic cry of a goose
2
: to make a sound resembling the cry of a goose
: to cause to honk
honk a horn
: the characteristic cry of a goose
also
: a similar sound
Examples of honk in a Sentence
Verb
We could hear the geese honking overhead.
I honked at the car in front of me.
Noun
the honk of a horn
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Tim Sullivan, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
People wave at the cars that pass by honking their horns in support.
—Lynne Hermansen, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Rodney showed up shortly after the intruder left Morgan stayed put on the deck with the pillowcase over her head and never heard the two car honks.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
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Verb
When agents stop to arrest or question someone, the networks signal the location, summoning more people who sound warnings with whistles and honking, film what’s happening and call out legal advice to people being detained.
—Tim Sullivan, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
People wave at the cars that pass by honking their horns in support.
—Lynne Hermansen, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
The louder and longer the honks, the louder the cheering grew.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Rodney showed up shortly after the intruder left Morgan stayed put on the deck with the pillowcase over her head and never heard the two car honks.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Honk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honk. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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