honk

noun

Definition of honknext
as in screech

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Recent Examples of honk The geese honk, the chickens squawk and the turkeys strut haughtily, unaware that Thanksgiving is nigh. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024 They’re treated to Glenn’s first signature good-bye horn honk of the season. — Emma Soren, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024 First came a recorded honk from an unpartnered male goose named Joshua. — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024 Next came a honk that was lower in pitch than the first, with a slight bray. — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for honk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for honk
  1. screech
  2. chirp
  3. squeal
  4. squawk
  5. trumpet
  6. roar
  7. squeak
  8. cluck
Noun
  • His grandson toddled over, climbed into his lap, accepted a kiss with a screech of delight, and scooted off again.
    — Ben Ehrenreich, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
  • One-take monologues are sliced in half, plot twists pause mid-gasp, and a car chase sequence screeches to a halt.
    — Viren Naidu, IndieWire, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of screech
Noun
  • Obviously, Marchand wasn’t going to let Rodrigues’ chirp go unanswered.
    — Tim Reynolds, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Audio is included too, and picks up chirps and songs clearly.
    — PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of chirp
Noun
  • Frontman Bryan Garris let out a mighty pig squeal as guest vocalist Poppy thrashed and screamed across the stage, dressed like an even more macabre girl from The Ring.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Listen for a squeal and know that your prank was a success! 20.
    — Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of squeal
Noun
  • The show is thrilling as a sensory experience, humming with sinister percussive beats and the occasional muffled animal squawk in the distance.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The young seals’ vocalizations are variable, sometimes shorter, other times longer, sometimes a warble, sometimes a wail, other times a squawk or monkey-like screeching.
    — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of squawk
Noun
  • The Top of the Standard (known colloquially as the Boom Boom Room) instantly commands your attention with the bar’s gilded centerpiece, reminiscent of a trumpet flute, and its floor-to-ceiling windows that provide incredible panoramic views of New York City and the Hudson River.
    — Christina Liao, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Influenced by his father who was a professional trumpet player and his mother, who taught him how to play an electric organ, Soken-san has gone on to produce music for games like 2010’s Mario Sports Mix and 2023’s Final Fantasy XVI.
    — Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of trumpet
Noun
  • When Golden took the stage, there was a roar of cheers and fireworks exploded over the city.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • While the roar of the engines and smell of burning rubber are very familiar to fans of stock car racing, there’s a distinct allure about NHRA events.
    — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2025
Definition of roar
Noun
  • And studies have shown that mice carrying human FOXP2 genes also make strange squeaks.
    — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Juliana is one of those people who express positive emotions with a high-pitched squeak.
    — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of squeak
Noun
  • Chickens run and cluck around the Bennet home; the family’s clothes look worn, at times even dirty; the houses are cluttered, the people messy, their interactions chaotic.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
  • On their 33 acres, the clucks and crows from their flock of 60 chickens and two turkeys is constant.
    — Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2025
Definition of cluck

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