car horns

Impatient driver sounds

Car horns are the sound-producing devices mounted in vehicles, used to alert other drivers or pedestrians.

Drivers honk their horns to signal danger, express frustration, or get attention: A chorus of car horns erupted when the light changed.

In some cities, car horns form a constant background noise; in others, honking is considered rude except in emergencies.

Related

stuck in traffic · road rage · impatient · alert · warning · sound the alarm · steering wheel · road test · loud · jarring · blast · toot · congestion · gridlock · startle · noise · noise pollution · signal

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Opposites
sound type/function

car hornssilence

Total lack of sound

birdsong · wind chimes · lullabies · white noise · nature sounds

noise vs. silence

car hornssilence

Total lack of sound

quiet · stillness · soundlessness · dead silence · hush

auditory warning type

car hornssirens

Emergency vehicle noisemakers

air raid sirens · fog horns

Family

car, horn, cars, horns, carriage, carry, carrier, carried, carries

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G