horn blowing
Making trumpet sounds
Horn blowing is the act of sounding a horn—whether a car horn, musical instrument, or animal horn used as a signal.
The phrase appears in traffic contexts excessive horn blowing is prohibited and in descriptions of celebratory noise.
Figuratively, blowing one's own horn means boasting or self-promotion: He's always horn blowing about his accomplishments.
- honkingMaking horn sounds
- trumpetValved brass wind instrument
- tootShort horn sound
- blastSudden forceful burst
- fanfareCeremonial brass announcement
beep · car · traffic · road rage · signal · sound the alarm · warning · noise · loud · brass · brass instrument · announce · herald · brag · boast · self-promotion · jazz · reveille
- fan culturethe wave, crowd chant, face paint, foam finger, tailgating
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
- festive soundsapplause, cheering, cheers, clapping, fanfare
- New Yearball drop, countdown, midnight kiss, champagne toast, New Year's Day
- nonverbal communicationgestures, pointing, body language, facial expressions, sign language
- Alpine CultureAlps, alpine meadows, alpine huts, alpine villages, alphorn
horn blowingsilence
Total lack of sound
whispering · quietness · soundlessness · quiet · hush
horn blowingsubtlety
Fine distinction, easily missed
discretion · understatement · hinting · indirect communication · restraint
horn blowingmodesty
Absence of vanity
humility · self-deprecation · understatement · self-effacement · downplaying
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