oink
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oink
- /ɔɪŋk/
Where it comes from
Imitative of the sound.
interjection
- Representing the grunting sound made by a pig.
- Drawing attention to male chauvinism (from the term male chauvinist pig). Mom swallowed a spoonful of pudding and looked Daddy straight in the eye. "Oink, oink," she said, to let him know he was being a male chauvinist pig.
noun oinks
- The sound made by a pig, or an imitation thereof. The protesters replied to the police officers' demands with a chorus of oinks.
Similar: grunt
verb oinks · oinking · oinked
- Of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound. The hogs oinked happily in their pen as the farmer poured slop in their feeding trough.
Similar: grunt
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: grunt
verb
Similar: grunt
Translations
Every language
intj Representing the sound made by a pig
| Español | oinc, oenc |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ブー bū, ブーブー būbū, ブヒブヒ buhibuhi |
| 中文 | 哼哼 |
| Português | oinc |
| Français | groin, gruik |
| Deutsch | grunz, öff, oink |
| Română | groh |
| Русский | хрю xrju, хрю-хрю xrju-xrju |
| Tiếng Việt | ủn ỉn, ụt ịt |
noun sound made by a pig
| Español | cuillo |
|---|---|
| Português | grunhido |
| Français | grognement |
| Deutsch | Grunzen |
| Русский | хрю́канье xrjúkanʹje |
verb to oink
| Español | gruñir, hacer oinc, decir oenc, cuillar, guarrear |
|---|---|
| Português | grunhir |
| Français | grogner |
| Deutsch | grunzen |
| Русский | хрю́кать xrjúkatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | ủn ỉn |
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title = {oink},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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