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Recent Examples of honk
While fending off these undead clowns, if players use a melee attack, the zombie clown's horn honks.
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 24 May 2024
Thousands of young people flowed into the Mbour stadium to see him on Friday evening, the air filling with the honk of vuvuzelas.
—Mady Camara, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Some apps can even remotely set the car’s climate controls, make the horn honk or turn on its lights.
—Kashmir Hill, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2023
Then again, each honk seeming longer and louder than the one before.
—Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 24 May 2024
Thousands of young people flowed into the Mbour stadium to see him on Friday evening, the air filling with the honk of vuvuzelas.
—Mady Camara, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Some apps can even remotely set the car’s climate controls, make the horn honk or turn on its lights.
—Kashmir Hill, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2023
Then again, each honk seeming longer and louder than the one before.
—Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honk
Noun
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Now imagine the screech of a needle being dragged across vinyl, then swivel 180 degrees to think of the exact opposite.Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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That’s where Fairfield’s mixes came in, allowing the dragons to chirp, screech, sigh, sing, or laugh.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
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Set an alert on your phone. Change batteries as needed: The occasional chirp coming from your smoke detector is more than an annoying sound.Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2024
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Coming off the clutch in between shifts lets out a nice chirp from the rear tires, and while the flat-four may sound a bit gravelly at idle, its tone turns to a fierce, baritone bark from the midrange until its 7,000 RPM redline.Peter Nelson, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Jones provides a rubbery synth line, while Michael breaths heavily, squeaks, squeals and hiccups to soul’s delight.A.D. Amorosi, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Domitian squeals at him, his voice cracking hilariously — Tenax sneaks up from behind and smothers the monarch.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 18 July 2024
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Flocks of sparrows and parrots chirp and squawk in the palms overhead.Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 9 June 2024
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Once presented with a bird on the other side of the call, the parrots would hop towards the screen, let out loud squawks, and bob their heads.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 May 2024
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Despite severe health challenges in the 1970s, including two life-threatening brain aneurysms that left him unable to play trumpet, Jones remained undeterred.Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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The seven-piece band included, gloriously, a horn section with a trumpet and two saxophones, and everyone delivered.Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 4 Nov. 2024
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Mind Games came onto the scene with a roar, introducing 10 exquisite extraits with its Artisan Collection.Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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No speakers or microphones are needed to hear the roar of the tigress.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jones provides a rubbery synth line, while Michael breaths heavily, squeaks, squeals and hiccups to soul’s delight.A.D. Amorosi, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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There was a slight squeak on the hinges when adjusting the fit, but that would probably disappear with just a little use.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Many still hunters use a step-step-pause cadence to mimic a deer waking or will cluck on a turkey call occasionally while scratching the leaves with a boot.Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 13 Mar. 2024
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Hypnotists hush our brains’ analytic tendencies: Shhhh, stop worrying about your tax return and cluck like a chicken.Emily Latimer, Longreads, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Honk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honk. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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