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OINK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs

Synonyms:

grunt; oink

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("oink" is a kind of...):

noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs

Synonyms:

oink; squeal

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "oink" is one way to...):

emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sentence example:

The animals oink

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