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Synonyms for klaxon

Most common

horn siren beep hooter toot honk blare

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century.

Related words

Other spellings
claxon

Forms

Plural
klaxons → horns, sirens, beeps, hooters…

Example sentences

  • horn Gabor used a sharpened horn of a deer as a weapon.
  • siren Tom was about to sit down when the siren sounded.
  • beep Please leave your message at the sound of the beep.
  • toot I could boop boobs but I prefer to toot tits.
  • honk When I approach an intersection, I always honk my horn just in case.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
klaxonrising
hornsteady
sirenrising
beeprising
hooterrising
tootrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
horn1, beep1, toot1, honk1
5 letters
siren2, blare1
6 letters
hooter2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (siren2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
klaxon
Español
bocina
Deutsch
Hupe