Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oink

/ɔɪŋk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: oink
IPA: /ɔɪŋk/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Representing the grunting sound made by a pig.

intj

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

noun

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

verb

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

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."
""The tub is too small!" "Then, I'll go first and you'll have to wait!" "Chauvinist pig!" "Oink, oink!""
"You are such a male chauvinist oink, oink. You think that you are the only one who can drive a car or fly an airplane."
"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."

Etymology

Imitative of the sound.

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

oinks (plural) oinks (present, singular) oinking (participle, present) oinked (participle, past) oinked (past)

Derived Forms

oinker

Phrases

oink out

Frequently Paired Words

grunt squeal

Synonyms

grunt squeal

Questions

How do you pronounce oink?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɔɪŋk/.
What does oink mean?: Representing the grunting sound made by a pig.
Where does oink come from?: Imitative of the sound.

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