单词 | oink |
释义 | oinkv. intransitive. Of a pig: to utter its characteristic grunting sound. Also (of a person): to make a similar sound; to grunt like a pig. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > sounds like animal or bird sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > grunt gruntc1440 hoinec1440 yoffc1630 grumph1807 oink1933 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > pig > [verb (intransitive)] > make sound gruntc725 gruntlec1400 wrine1570 fream1575 whick1693 oink1933 1933 Washington Post 6 June 4/2 In the seat beside her was perched a small, white pig oinking its disapproval of the effete city folk. 1962 J. Reaney Easter Egg 14 A black pig—oinking and grunting. 1977 C. McFadden Serial (1978) v. 16/2 They oinked at him, in concert, just about every time he opened his mouth. 1992 J. Torrington Swing Hammer Swing! x. 98 Hellish what gonads can do to a man, have'm jumping through hoops, oinking lustfully. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). oinkint.n. A. int. Representing a grunting sound made by a pig or (occasionally) a similar sound made by another creature. Also representing a human imitation of such a sound. ΚΠ 1912 New Castle (Pa.) News 15 Oct. 4/4 An Iowa man has been arrested for having six wives. He's a regular hog. Oink! Oink! 1948 Dandy Comic 22 May 1/2 (in figure) 1/2 [Sound made by seals] Oink! oink!. 1959 R. McNally Bk. Favorite Animal Stories (1980) 100 They ran after pigs and made them grunt ‘Oink’. 1993 Washingtonian June 11/4 In honor of his new pig valve, he says he'll answer the phone, ‘oink, oink’. B. n. The characteristic grunting sound of a pig. Also (in extended use): any sound resembling this. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > sounds like animal or bird sounds > [noun] > grunt grunting13.. groiningc1440 grunt1553 oink1961 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > pig > [noun] > sound made by oink1961 1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Oink, the natural grunt of a hog. 1971 E. Bullins Hungered One 143 The pitter-patter of the returning dog's feet came from the road, and the cricket music and an occasional pig's oink and a drowsy duck quacked at the dark. 1972 J. Wambaugh Blue Knight (1973) iv. 55 One young guy..leaned back in his chair and made a couple of oinks and said, ‘I smell pig.’ 2002 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 8 June The soft ‘gnu’ grunt of the wildebeest—a short, intermittent sound, somewhere between an oink and a moo. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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