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WHINNY
neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny
(noun) the characteristic sounds made by a horse
neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny
(verb) make a characteristic sound, of a horse
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
whinny (plural whinnies)
A gentle neigh.
Verb
whinny (third-person singular simple present whinnies, present participle whinnying, simple past and past participle whinnied)
(transitive, intransitive, of a horse) To make a gentle neigh.
Source: Wiktionary
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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