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Rareoink
The correct spelling is oink.
How to pronounce oink
noun
IPA: /ɔɪŋk/
Say it like: Oyn-k
The correct spelling is oink. The sound made by a pig, or an imitation thereof. For example: "The protesters replied to the police officers' demands with a chorus of oinks."
Usage Examples
“The protesters replied to the police officers' demands with a chorus of oinks.”
“The hogs oinked happily in their pen as the farmer poured slop in their feeding trough.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The sound made by a pig, or an imitation thereof.
verb
- 1.Of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound.
interjection
- 1.Representing the sound made by a pig.
- 2.Drawing attention to male chauvinism (from the term male chauvinist pig).
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