Honks Meaning in English

word · lemma: honk

US

/ˈhɔŋks/

HAWNGKS

UK

/hˈɒŋks/

HONGKS

التعريف

Makes a loud sound with a horn, usually from a car or vehicle. It can also mean the sound itself.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mainly used about vehicles. Common phrases: 'car honks', 'driver honks the horn'. Informal and mostly written in present simple for repeated or general actions. Not used for other types of loud noises.

• Spanish: toca la bocina - bocinazos
• Portuguese (BR): buzina - buzina (barulho)
• Portuguese (PT): buzina - buzina (som)
• Chinese (Simplified): 鸣喇叭 - 喇叭声
• Chinese (Traditional): 鳴喇叭 - 喇叭聲
• Hindi: हॉर्न बजाना
• Arabic: يطلق البوق
• Bengali: হর্ন বাজায় - হর্নের শব্দ
• Russian: сигналит - гудок (автомобиля)
• Japanese: クラクションを鳴らす - クラクションの音
• Vietnamese: bấm còi - tiếng còi
• Korean: 경적을 울리다 - 경적 소리
• Turkish: korna çalar - korna sesi
• Urdu: ہارن بجاتا ہے - ہارن کی آواز
• Indonesian: membunyikan klakson - suara klakson

جمل نموذجية

The car honks loudly in traffic.

basic

He honks the horn to warn people.

basic

The bus driver honks every morning.

basic

Every time someone blocks the road, she honks without hesitation.

natural

The sound of city traffic is full of honks and sirens.

natural

He gets annoyed when anyone honks late at night.

natural