honked
past simple and past participle ofhonk
honk
verb[IorT]
uk/hɒŋk/us/hɑːŋk/honkverb[I or T](SOUND)
If agooseor acarhornhonks, it makes ashort,loudsound.
Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bleat
- buzzy
- caterwauling
- chatter
- cockcrow
- coo
- cry
- hee-haw
- honk
- howling
- miaow
- moo
- peep
- purr
- quack
- squeak
- trill
- trumpet
- warble
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
honkverb[I or T](VOMIT)
UKslang
tovomit:
He honked(up)all over thefloor.
Vomiting & feelings of sickness
- airsickness
- bring
- bringsomeoneup
- carsick
- carsickness
- chunder
- disgorge
- keepsomethingdown
- nausea
- puke
- regurgitate
- retch
- sicksomethingup
- sick toyourstomachidiom
- sickeningly
- spew
- spew(something)up
- spit(something)up
- travel sickness
- vomit
Examplesofhonked
honked
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
If a goose gets out of formation, it ishonkedback into line.
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Furthermore, if one of the geese gets out of formation it ishonkedback into position.
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You can imagine it being bothhonkedthrough by talent show contestants and transcended by veterans alike.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some motorists havehonkedin approval adding to the noise level.
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- handsome
- handsome dividend
- handsomely
- handsome profit
- handsome reward
- handsome sum
- hand something around
- hand something back
- hand something down
- hand something in
- hand something out
- hand something over
- hand something round
- hands-on
- hands-on
- hands-on approach
- hands-on exhibit
- hands-on experience
- hands-on-experience
- hands-on role
- hands-on science
- hands-on work
- hands-on workshop
- handstand
- hand sth around