WHINNIED

WHINNY

neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny

(verb) make a characteristic sound, of a horse

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

whinnied

simple past tense and past participle of whinny

Source: Wiktionary


WHINNY

Whin"ny, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whinnied; p. pr. & vb. n. Whinnying.] Etym: [From Whine]

Definition: To utter the ordinary call or cry of a horse; to neigh.

Whin"ny, n.; pl. Whinnies (.

Definition: The ordinary cry or call of a horse; a neigh. "The stately horse . . . stooped with a low whinny." Tennyson.

Whin"ny, a.

Definition: Abounding in whin, gorse, or furze. A fine, large, whinny, . . . unimproved common. Sterne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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