honking
Loud car noise
Honking is the sound a goose makes, or the noise from a car horn.
As an adjective, honking means very large or extreme, chiefly in British slang: a honking great portion of chips.
The word can also describe something smelly or unpleasant: That cheese is honking.
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- bumper-to-bumperVehicles packed without gaps
- rush-hourDaily commute congestion period
- jamCooked fruit spread
horn · commute · intersection · tailback · snarl-up · bottleneck · impatience · standstill
Swimming birds collectively
- ganderMale of the species
- flockAnimals gathered together
- migrationMovement to new territory
- migratoryRegularly moving between regions
flyway · skein · V-formation · nesting · wetland · pond · lake · marshland
Harshly loud
- deafeningOverwhelmingly loud
- earsplittingExtremely, painfully loud
- cacophonousHarsh and jarring
- raucousLoud and disorderly
thunderous · piercing · strident · resounding · clamorous · din · racket · noise
Alert about danger
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- cautionCareful attention to risk
urgency · announcement · notification · summons · distress · emergency · siren · beacon
Extremely large in size
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
- whoppingExtremely large or great
- giantBeing of huge size
colossal · tremendous · mega · ginormous · humongous · hefty · substantial · considerable
car
Wheeled motor vehicle
cab · driver · horn · beep · sedan · SUV · minivan · motorcycle · scooter · rickshaw
congestion
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- bumper-to-bumperVehicles packed without gaps
- rush-hourDaily commute congestion period
jam · horn · commute · intersection · tailback · snarl-up · bottleneck · impatience · standstill · stoplight
waterfowl
Swimming birds collectively
migratory · flyway · skein · V-formation · nesting · wetland · pond · lake · marshland · plumage
blaring
Harshly loud
- deafeningOverwhelmingly loud
- earsplittingExtremely, painfully loud
- cacophonousHarsh and jarring
raucous · thunderous · piercing · strident · resounding · clamorous · din · racket · noise · decibels
warning
Alert about danger
caution · urgency · announcement · notification · summons · distress · emergency · siren · beacon · vigilance
huge
Extremely large in size
giant · colossal · tremendous · mega · ginormous · humongous · hefty · substantial · considerable · impressive
- animal signalsbody language, bird songs, tail wagging, mating calls, whale song
- road ragetailgating, cutting off, brake checking, middle finger, following too close
- traffic soundshorns, engines, brakes, screeching, sirens
- transportation noisehorn, car horn, engine noise, engine roar, traffic
- urban nuisanceslitter, noise, traffic, trash, garbage
- urban soundstraffic, sirens, horns, car horn, construction
- horn honkingSounding a vehicle's alert
- honking hornVehicle's audible warning
- honking loudly
- honking call