honked

Sounded the horn

Honked is the past tense of honk.

A horn honks—a goose honks—anything that makes a similar loud, harsh sound honks: Someone honked at me in traffic, The geese honked as they flew overhead.

In British slang, to be honked or honking drunk is to be very intoxicated.

vehicle

beep

Short electronic tone

car · truck · driver · intersection · road rage · impatient · tailgater · gridlock · commute · taxi

goose

gaggle

Geese collective noun

migration · pond · lake · wetland · nesting · territorial · hiss · chase · feathers · wingspan

noise

blast

Sudden forceful burst

cacophony · jarring · startling · piercing · deafening · obnoxious · raucous · shrill · earsplitting · disruptive

Categories
Opposites
volume/audibility

honkedwhispered

Spoke without full voice

murmured · hushed · muttered · mumbled · fell silent

sound quality/character

honkedcooed

Spoke softly, lovingly

hummed · purred · trilled · crooned · chimed

communicative intention

honkedyielded

Gave way or produced

refrained · held back

Phrases
Family

honk, honking, honks, honker, honkey

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G