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Recent Examples of honk
First came a recorded honk from an unpartnered male goose named Joshua.
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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
Former Anderson Township Trustee Andrew Pappas organized a honk and wave at the private jet center where Trump's private plane landed.
—Scott Wartman, The Courier-Journal, 16 May 2024
While fending off these undead clowns, if players use a melee attack, the zombie clown's horn honks.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 24 May 2024
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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
Former Anderson Township Trustee Andrew Pappas organized a honk and wave at the private jet center where Trump's private plane landed.
—Scott Wartman, The Courier-Journal, 16 May 2024
While fending off these undead clowns, if players use a melee attack, the zombie clown's horn honks.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 24 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honk
Noun
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The jungle struck up its evening symphony: the sweet chittering of insects, the distant bellowing of monkeys, the occasional screech of a kite.—
Charlie Cordero,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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But as the race against former President Trump screeches into its final week, joy has taken the back seat.—
David Lauter,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Oct. 2024
Noun
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One part of the study involved recording the mice making ultrasonic chirps.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
18 Feb. 2025
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The adults-only (18+) property offers bright, minimalist rooms alongside pop-up dinners, a wraparound deck, and the peaceful chirps of the coquí frog at night.—
Mariette Williams,
AFAR Media,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Much like the Zepp Clarity One aids, the Pixie aids feature frequent and random bouts of ear-piercing squeals that are impossible to ignore, even at the bare minimum volume.—
Christopher Null,
WIRED,
14 Feb. 2025
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But their therapy session is deliberately drowned out by the squeals of a nameless naked couple romping in the back.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2025
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The Republican conference is rife with sticking points as budget hawks squawk and some House Republicans insist on increasing the state and local tax deduction.—
Taylor Giorno,
The Hill,
30 Dec. 2024
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There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Nov. 2024
Noun
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For example, Walter substituted the trumpet part with a wah-wah guitar.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2025
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The new album also follows two that are something of intimate side-trips from the full ensemble works for him: Beauty is Enough, a hauntingly spare set featuring only Akinmusire on his trumpet, and Owl Song, a dazzling trio album on which he was joined by two jazz giants.—
Steve Hochman,
SPIN,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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As the needle creeps higher, the Aston Martin relaxes into its comfort zone and the exhaust sounds open up with a throaty roar.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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But roars rang out for the police officers who tried to protect the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and their unyielding assessments of Trump and his pardon of 1,500 supporters who breached the seat of Congress, including many who violently attacked law enforcement.—
Bill Barrow,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Mice typically produce pulses of ultrasonic squeaks that resemble syllables in human language.—
Carl Zimmer,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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But dolphins have complex dialects in the form of crackles, squeaks and whistles.—
Leticia Fanucchi,
The Conversation,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Male turkeys gobble and strut, puffing out their feathers, to impress hens, who yelp and cluck in response.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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For me, the Caribbean is the cluck of a rooster during sunrise, a coconut from a roadside truck to quell the afternoon heat.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Dec. 2024
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“Honk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honk. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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