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oink

[ oingk ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to make the characteristic sound of a pig; grunt.


noun

  1. the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.

oink

/ ɔɪŋ /

interjection

  1. an imitation or representation of the grunt of a pig
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of oink1

First recorded in 1940–45; imitative
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As local men carved up six freshly slaughtered pigs, donated by local farmers, two more oinked forlornly on the back of a pick-up truck, perhaps aware their fates were sealed.

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Pigs are noisy creatures, from their contented oinks to their terrified squeals.

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Decoding the emotions behind those oinks could soon become a little easier.

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So, perhaps regularly eating meat that's never mooed, oinked, or encountered a farm may be a logical next step?

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The footage of Gunda and her offspring suckling, playing, rolling in the mud and squealing/oinking — which takes up most of the film — is both idyllic and intimate.

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