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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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Compounds in the plant’s twigs, leaves, and bark have also been recognized for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
27 June 2025
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Even North Korea made 50 bombs while famines forced its people to eat tree bark.—
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
23 June 2025
Noun
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The gym was quiet, echoing only the squeal of sneakers and pounding of the basketball instead of the music and laughter that typically accompany a pregame training session.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
5 June 2025
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Their squeals and laughter echoed against the mountains.—
Nathan Rousseau Smith,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Yungblud’s voice — a piercing yelp that exists somewhere between Gerard Way’s wail and Brian Molko’s sneer — slotted him in the alt-rock world, but his aspirations seemed to stretch far beyond that categorization.—
Maura Johnston,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
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Throughout the flight, excited reactions and yelps could be heard from the crew over the live stream's audio feed.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
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Moments later, the bear rushes in, bites the fawn in the back, and violently shakes it as the fawn lets out piercing bleats.—
Alice Jones Webb,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 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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Similarly to smoke detectors, a carbon monoxide detector will produce a quiet chirp when the battery is low.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 June 2025
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Immediately after being traded and added to the team’s group chat, the chirps started flying. Bennett, who knocked Marchand out of a couple games of the playoffs last year with a controversial hit, was the first victim.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
18 June 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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That means a 500-W motor with similar incline-busting grunt and top speed.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Mar. 2025
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Roki Sasaki would lift his left leg almost to his head, stretch far down the front side of the mound, and let out a grunt as a blur of white leather came screaming from his hand.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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“Oink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oink. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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