Oink

Interjection

Definitions

1.InterjectionRepresenting the grunting sound made by a pig.

2.InterjectionDrawing attention to male chauvinism (from the term male chauvinist pig).

3.NounThe sound made by a pig, or an imitation thereof.

"The protesters replied to the police officers' demands with a chorus of oinks."

4.VerbOf 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."

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