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honking

The correct spelling is honking.

How to pronounce honking

verb

Say it like: Hon-kin-g

The correct spelling is honking. To use a car horn. For example: "They stood and observed how long it took for the other cars to honk."

Usage Examples

They stood and observed how long it took for the other cars to honk.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To use a car horn.
  2. 2.To make a loud, harsh sound like a car horn.
  3. 3.To make the vocal sound of a goose.
  4. 4.To vomit: regurgitate the contents of one's stomach.
  5. 5.To have a bad smell.

adjective

  1. 1.Emphatically or impressively big; really big.
  2. 2.Used as an intensifier
  3. 3.Having a bad smell.

adverb

  1. 1.Very; tremendously.

noun

  1. 1.A sound that honks.

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