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honk

noun

Definition of honk

as in screech

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Recent Examples of honk The honk of strident organ music would punctuate moments of tension. — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026 The mourners waved in response to the occasional honk from passing motorists. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Noticing and tracking timing of annual events Phenology is the study of these natural phenomena and their annual cycles, from the first springtime peek of a groundhog to the last autumn honk of a goose. — Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026 Bufford said data gathered by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety shows that men and younger drivers are the most likely to speed, tailgate, merge dangerously, and make rude gestures or honk at other drivers. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for honk

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Noun

Rihanna’s here, maniacal crowds are lining up outside shows to screech and wave at their favorite stars and days of runway events big and small lie ahead.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
The screech of guitar feedback echoed from a makeshift stage outside, where a punk-rock band had just launched into their set, a fitting accompaniment to the bar’s kaleidoscopic selection of beer.

— Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of screech

Noun

Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Detectors Nearly every homeowner recognizes the incessant chirp that indicates a dying battery in a carbon monoxide or smoke detector, but few know that the units themselves should be replaced after 7 to 10 years.

— Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026
Here at the Field of Dreams, the cornstalks still stretch 10 feet high, and the cicadas still form a deafening chirp.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of chirp

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But about five minutes later, a sharp cracking sound momentarily replaced the shrill squeal of sirens, and the top half of the South Tower imploded, bringing the entire thing down.

— Timothy Townsend, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Witness Hoon Chan Sim, 53, was sitting on a park lawn with his dog near West Drive when he was startled by the squeal of braking tires, and spun around to see the horrific collision.

— Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026

Definition of squeal

Noun

In a separate incident involving a squawk 7700 in July, a Southwest Airlines flight departing Kahului, Hawaii, sent out a squawk 7700 after a passenger experienced a medical issue on board, the airline confirmed to PEOPLE at the time.

— Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
For aviation geeks or those who simply want to keep track of their plane’s unique flying data and route, squawk codes can be tracked on apps and websites like Flightradar24 and Flight Beacon.

— Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026

Definition of squawk

Noun

To be clear, these calls are not at all like elephants’ iconic trumpet sound.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
Morisseau, a fourth grader, has been playing the trumpet for two years and is working toward taking on a leadership role in his school band.

— Najahe Sherman, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of trumpet

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The roar of the engines vibrated through the fuselage, rattling bones and teeth, while supply crates shifted and groaned with every lurch.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Finally, the structure crumbled in a roar of broken concrete and a cloud of dust.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of roar

Noun

Nestled deep among the wads of shredded paper and other bric-a-brac, the occupants made not a squeak, concealed to anyone who looked through the carrier’s door.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
The mice used some of the squeaks within their nests and others on the fringes of their territory.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 June 2026

Definition of squeak

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