honking horn

Loud traffic signal

Honking horn refers to the loud sound produced when a vehicle's horn is pressed, or the act of pressing it.

Drivers honk horns to alert others, express frustration, or signal greetings: The honking horns in traffic were deafening.

The phrase often appears in descriptions of urban noise or impatient driving.

Related

stuck in traffic · blaring · driver · road rage · road · impatient · goose · noise · alarm · warning · congestion · startle · blast · toot · angry · intersection · city streets · signal

Categories
Opposites
SOUND vs. SILENCE

honking hornsilence

Total lack of sound

quiet · stillness · dead silence · hush · soundlessness

ALERTING/WARNING vs. SOOTHING/CALMING

honking hornlullaby

Soothing song for babies

white noise · birdsong · wind chimes · ambient music · murmur

URBAN NOISE vs. NATURAL/RURAL SOUNDS

honking hornbirdsong

Avian musical vocalizations

rustling leaves · babbling brook · forest sounds · nature sounds

Family

honk, honks, honked, honker, honkers, horn, horns, horned, hornless

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