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oink

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. 1.The sound made by a pig, or an imitation thereof.

verb

  1. 1.Of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound.

interjection

  1. 1.Representing the sound made by a pig.
  2. 2.Drawing attention to male chauvinism (from the term male chauvinist pig).

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