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Recent Examples of oink
This sweet piglet oinks, walks, and wags its tail, making playtime feel like farm life.
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Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
This oink vichy seersucker shirt dress is crafted from 100% Italian cotton and combines cute puff sleeves and lace detailing on the collar, along with practical side pockets and a waist tie.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
And the oink doesn't stop there, with a layer of ham and bacon added to the mix along with beautiful slices of avocado, shredded lettuce and a creamy cheese spread to boot.
—Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Nov. 2022
With a focus toward fresh and local, the menu at downtown’s West Table Kitchen and Bar changes daily, but expect some sort of moo, cluck, swish or oink, including ribeye, duck, trout or pork chop.
—Mary Ann Anderson, Twin Cities, 20 July 2019
A few weeks ago, a tiny baby pig suddenly started popping up in her Instagram Stories, making adorable mini oinks and getting cozy on her bed.
—Andrea Park, Teen Vogue, 25 Sep. 2018
Among the new offerings: the Oink Cluck Moo, a combination beef hot dog (the moo), chicken fingers (the cluck) and pulled pork (the oink).
—Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, 10 July 2018
Even though Laura the piglet speaks in oinks and Marina in meows, the two have formed a sweet and inseparable bond.
—Maria Yagoda, PEOPLE.com, 8 June 2018
The Black Pig, 2801 Bridge St. (Ohio City), Cleveland, 216-862-7551, theblackpigcleveland.com: Almost hog heaven, there's a whole lot of oink on this menu.
—cleveland.com, 25 July 2017
Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
This oink vichy seersucker shirt dress is crafted from 100% Italian cotton and combines cute puff sleeves and lace detailing on the collar, along with practical side pockets and a waist tie.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
And the oink doesn't stop there, with a layer of ham and bacon added to the mix along with beautiful slices of avocado, shredded lettuce and a creamy cheese spread to boot.
—Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Nov. 2022
With a focus toward fresh and local, the menu at downtown’s West Table Kitchen and Bar changes daily, but expect some sort of moo, cluck, swish or oink, including ribeye, duck, trout or pork chop.
—Mary Ann Anderson, Twin Cities, 20 July 2019
A few weeks ago, a tiny baby pig suddenly started popping up in her Instagram Stories, making adorable mini oinks and getting cozy on her bed.
—Andrea Park, Teen Vogue, 25 Sep. 2018
Among the new offerings: the Oink Cluck Moo, a combination beef hot dog (the moo), chicken fingers (the cluck) and pulled pork (the oink).
—Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, 10 July 2018
Even though Laura the piglet speaks in oinks and Marina in meows, the two have formed a sweet and inseparable bond.
—Maria Yagoda, PEOPLE.com, 8 June 2018
The Black Pig, 2801 Bridge St. (Ohio City), Cleveland, 216-862-7551, theblackpigcleveland.com: Almost hog heaven, there's a whole lot of oink on this menu.
—cleveland.com, 25 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oink
Noun
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Fine details like fur and bark can be clearly seen in both sunlight and shade.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 July 2025
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The pulled lamb remains one of the best barbecue dishes in the city, the peppery ribs provide just enough tension before the meat falls from the bone, and the brisket’s onyx bark tastes of caramel.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Noun
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For extended fun, save $25 on a Regalo extra-large portable play yard or set up an outdoor Disney Minnie Mouse swing for squeals of delight.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
8 July 2025
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Save for a few ear-piercing squeals, the day-old piglet happily took to bottle feeding and scurried around as several members of the Nashville Zoo veterinary team worked to weigh and examine him.—
Laura L. Davis,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Bonobo dictionary Berthet started with establishing the tentative meaning of the basic calls: singular grunts or yelps.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2025
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Cutts contain a series of sharp, loud clucks interspersed with yelps.—
Adam Moore,
Outdoor Life,
10 Mar. 2023
Noun
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The jarring bleat came across cellphones in Tennessee Monday morning grabbing peoples attention.—
Liz Kellar,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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This pageant of puppetry includes a flutter of butterflies, a goat with a plaintive bleat, a menagerie of wild animals and, at one point, a school of glowing fish.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Tell that to the kids who have been hospitalized and died from measles, following quack Dr. Bobby’s Rx to avoid the shots.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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The Spare Room by Helen Garner This is a book about a woman, Helen, who decides to let her old friend, Nicola, who is dying of cancer, come and stay with her in Melbourne while Nicola sees a local quack doctor.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
21 May 2025
Noun
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The fish-eating raptor known for gymnastic dives and whistle-like chirps is an American conservation success story.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
13 July 2025
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Microphones placed one centimeter in front of the insects recorded their chirps in response to the electrical stimulation while a circuit tester measured the voltage flowing through their tiny bodies.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
Noun
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TikTok and Instagram Reels are rife with clips of two women sitting in a pink or beige studio and, in TikTok terms, having a yap about seemingly inconsequential matters.—
Kyndall Cunningham,
Vox,
10 Apr. 2025
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Foxes use a variety of calls, including barks, howls, yaps, and growls.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Layer on the office manager’s 20 hours of vendor-payment grunt work (approximately $1,000 in salary) plus early-pay discounts missed and the odd late fee, and the firm easily squanders well north of $135,000 annually.—
Nick Chandi,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Bears that stand or grunt are typically not aggressive.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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“Oink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oink. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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