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howl
English
Etymology
From Middle English howlen, houlen, from Old English *h?lian, from Proto-Germanic *h?wil?n?, *hiuwil?n? (“to howl”), from Proto-Indo-European *k?-, *kew- (“to howl, scream”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian huulje (“to howl”), Dutch huilen (“to howl”), Old French ouler,German Low German hulen (“to howl”), German heulen (“to howl”), Danish hyle (“to howl”),Swedish yla (“to scream, yell”), Northern Luri ?????? (??ir, “howl”)
Pronunciation
- enPR: houl, IPA(key): /ha?l/
- Rhymes: -a?l
Noun
howl (plural howls)
- The protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of other animals.
- Any similar sound.
- A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
Derived terms
- Irish howl
Translations
Verb
howl (third-person singular simple present howls, present participle howling, simple past and past participle howled)
- To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
- 1627, Michael Drayton, The Moone Calfe
- And dogs in corners set them down to howl.
- 1627, Michael Drayton, The Moone Calfe
- To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
- To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
- c. 1809 Walter Scott, The Poacher
- To utter with outcry.
- to howl derision
Translations
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *s?wol (compare Welsh haul, Breton heol; compare also Irish súil (“eye”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh?wl?.
Noun
howl m (plural howlyow)
- sun
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honk
English
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /h??k/
- (General American) IPA(key): /h??k/, /h??k/
- Rhymes: -??k
Verb
honk (third-person singular simple present honks, present participle honking, simple past and past participle honked)
- (transitive, intransitive) To use a car horn.
- (intransitive) To make a loud, harsh sound like a car horn.
- (intransitive) To make the vocal sound of a goose.
- (slang) To vomit: regurgitate the contents of one's stomach.
- (slang) To have a bad smell.
- (informal) To squeeze playfully, usually a breast or nose.
Derived terms
- honker
- honking
Translations
Noun
honk (countable and uncountable, plural honks)
- The sound produced by a typical car horn.
- The cry of a goose.
- (informal) A bad smell.
Translations
Interjection
honk
- Imitation of car horn, used, for example, to clear a path for oneself.
Translations
Etymology 2
Noun
honk (plural honks)
- Clipping of honky.
Anagrams
- Kohn, khon
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch honc, likely through Old Dutch from Proto-Germanic *hank-, *hunk-. Only has cognates in the Frisian languages and possibly in the Old High German placename Hancwin. Since cognates outside of Germanic are lacking, the word is probably of substrate origin. Possibly related to haak (“hook”) and hoek (“corner”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???k/
- Hyphenation: honk
- Rhymes: -??k
Noun
honk n (plural honken, diminutive honkje n)
- (somewhat rare) home, place where one belongs, shelter
- (games) base (safe zone, e.g. in baseball and similar sports)
Synonyms
- (home): thuis, heem
Derived terms
- honkbal
- honkvast
- jeugdhonk
- krachthonk
References
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