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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
honk .
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Examples
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"I'm not squibbing; I 'honked' to it from behind some rocks, and then knocked it over with a stone."
Sara, a Princess Fannie E. Newberry
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So I 'honked' to him, and he answered, and I kept on, and he came closer.
Sara, a Princess Fannie E. Newberry
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It was the high-flying brent who, knowing how the sensitive girl, made keenly conscious at every turn of her defective training and ingenuous ignorance, had often watched their evening flight with longing gaze, now "honked" dismally at the recollection.
The Heritage of Dedlow Marsh and Other Tales Bret Harte 1869
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Riot police watched while the group chanted and carloads of people waving green flags honked horns and declared their love for Col.
Gadhafi Forces Seek to Widen Grip Margaret Coker 2011
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You can barely hear the music over the carping, which appears to be getting louder as her debut album approaches: a cynic might say that's just as well, given the recent Saturday Night Live appearance in which she demonstrated her uncanny mastery of the vocal style deployed by Ian Brown during the Stone Roses' later years – she honked like the foghorn on Portland Bill lighthouse.
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Chants of “Free Adnan and Milli,” “Hey, ho, let them go,” “Stop injustice” and “Long live Democracy” filled the street as drivers-by honked in response to a sign that read “Honk for freedom.”
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Boats on the East River sounded their whistles while on land the cabbies honked madly.
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The vehicles were greeted by the glare of television cameras; a few honked their horns as they passed through a gate about thirty yards past the Kuwaiti border.
Ground Convoy Drives Out, Quietly Nathan Hodge 2011
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Just a few blocks into my ride I heard a car honked as it approached.
Max Eternity: Be Thankful: Kehinde Wiley and Friends Auction Art to Benefit Injured Artist Max Eternity 2010
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Across the street, an equally small group of proponents of the measure continued cheering with each passing car that honked, seemingly unaware of the decision reached inside.
Maryland House derails bill that would legalize same-sex marriage 2011
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