honkings

Loud car sounds

Honkings are instances of making a honk sound—the sharp, loud noise of a car horn or a goose's call.

The word typically appears in contexts describing multiple or repeated sounds: The honkings of impatient drivers filled the intersection.

Can also describe similar loud, nasal sounds: His honkings into the tissue woke the whole house.

vehicle

horns

Bony animal projections

beeping · noise · congestion · drivers · impatience · gridlock · intersection · taxi · commute · road rage

geese

flock

Animals gathered together

gaggle · flyover · autumn · pond · lake · wingspan · calls · birds · feathers · landing

Opposites
sound type

honkingssilences

Stops from speaking

murmurs · hums · whispers · hushes · drones

acoustic quality

honkingsmelodies

Sequences of musical notes

harmonies · lullabies · soft music · soothing sounds · dulcet tones

volume/intensity

honkingssilences

Stops from speaking

whispers · quiet · stillness · hushes · mutterings

Phrases
Family

honking

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G