oink

USOYNK/ɔɪŋk/

Pluraloinks

Verboinks, oinking, oinked

4 meanings of oink

1
nouncountable
The short grunting sound a pig makes, or a copy of that sound.
Like the 'moo' a cow makes, but the noise comes from a pig.
The pig gave a loud oink when it saw the food bucket.
We heard a soft oink coming from inside the barn.
Similargrunt
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2
interjection
Used to copy the grunting sound a pig makes.
Like saying 'moo' to sound like a cow, only for a pig.
Oink! went the toy pig every time she squeezed it.
Oink, oink, the children shouted as they crawled around pretending to be farm animals.
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3
verbintransitive
To make the grunting sound that a pig makes.
Like a dog barking, except it is the sound a pig lets out.
The pigs oink loudly whenever the farmer walks toward their pen.
The fat hog oinked all through the night and kept everyone awake.
Similargrunt
4
interjection
Said to point out that a man is being sexist.
Oink! she snapped when he claimed women couldn't drive well.
Every time he made a sexist joke, his coworkers muttered oink under their breath.
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Origin

This word copies the sound a pig makes.