adj
Meaning 1
Having a bad smell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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Standard Lemma guide
honking
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: HH AO1 NG K IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Alternative spelling of honkin'.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, slang
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adj
Meaning 3
Terrible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Topics: video-games
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adv
Meaning 4
Alternative spelling of honkin'.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, slang
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noun
Meaning 5
A sound that honks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- We listened to the distant honkings of the geese on the lake.
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verb
Meaning 6
present participle and gerund of honk
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
Etymology
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Real reading context