oink

Sty vocal utterance

Oink is the sound a pig makes, or a word representing that sound.

Children learn it early: The pig says oink.

As a verb, to oink is to make this sound or to eat greedily like a pig: He oinked down three helpings.

pig

swine

Domestic porcine animals

  • hogSwine, or monopolize
  • sowImplant in earth
  • boarUndomesticated male swine

piglet · porker · grunter · porcine · snout · trotter · sty · piggery · wallow · slop

farmyard

barn

Agricultural storage structure

  • styPig enclosure
  • penInk-filled writing tool
  • troughOpen container for animal feed

slop · feed · livestock · farmer · mud · hay · straw · pasture · barnyard · henhouse

sound

grunt

Low guttural sound

squeak · vocalization · noise · utterance · guttural · nasal · loud · shrill · rhythmic · repetitive

childhood

piggy

Like a little porker

Wilbur · cartoon · stuffed-animal · fairytale · playful · cute · imitation · pretend · silly · giggle

gluttony

greedy

Excessively wanting more

slop · trough · messy · piggish · hoggish · sloppy · gobbling · ravenous · voracious · indulgent

Categories
Opposites
animal vocalization type

oinkmoo

Bovine vocalization

bark · meow · neigh · roar · chirp

sound quality

oinksing

Vocalize melodically

chirp · trill · warble · coo · tweet

Family

oinks, oinking, oinked, oinker

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G