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.

vehicle

car

Wheeled motor vehicle

  • truckHeavy freight vehicle
  • busLarge passenger vehicle
  • taxiVehicle for hire

cab · driver · horn · beep · sedan · SUV · minivan · motorcycle · scooter · rickshaw

traffic

congestion

Excessive accumulation causing blockage

jam · horn · commute · intersection · tailback · snarl-up · bottleneck · impatience · standstill · stoplight

goose

waterfowl

Swimming birds collectively

migratory · flyway · skein · V-formation · nesting · wetland · pond · lake · marshland · plumage

loud

blaring

Harshly loud

raucous · thunderous · piercing · strident · resounding · clamorous · din · racket · noise · decibels

alert

warning

Alert about danger

caution · urgency · announcement · notification · summons · distress · emergency · siren · beacon · vigilance

slang

huge

Extremely large in size

giant · colossal · tremendous · mega · ginormous · humongous · hefty · substantial · considerable · impressive

Categories
Opposites
sound production method

honkingwhispering

Breathy, near-silent speech

murmuring · muttering · humming · sighing · breathing

volume/intensity

honkingsilence

Total lack of sound

quiet · whisper · hush · murmur · stillness

sound quality

honkingmelodious

Agreeable in sound

dulcet · humming · purring · gentle · soothing

Phrases
Family

honk, honks, honked, honker, honkers, honky, honkey

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G