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whinny

[ hwin-ee, win-ee ]

/ ˈʰwɪn i, ˈwɪn i /

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verb (used without object), whin·nied, whin·ny·ing.

to utter the characteristic cry of a horse; neigh.

verb (used with object), whin·nied, whin·ny·ing.

to express by whinnying.

noun, plural whin·nies.

a whinnying sound.

Origin of whinny

1520–30; imitative; compare earlier whrinny, Latin hinnīre

Words nearby whinny

whin, whinchat, whine, whing-ding, whinge, whinny, whinstone, whiny, whio, whip, whip graft

Example sentences from the Web for whinnied

She whinnied and muzzled me all over as I put the saddle on her and drew the girths tight.

A Tramp's Notebook |Morley Roberts
The whinnied welcome and the soft-lipped fumbling after sugar were the outward tokens of his gladness at the meeting.

The Preacher of Cedar Mountain |Ernest Thompson Seton
It stamped the ground and whinnied as if half pleased with the caress, yet still uncertain in its humor.

Lachmi Bai Rani of Jhansi |Michael White
He gave me two, and then two more, until Tumble-Weed turned round in his stall and whinnied for us to behave.

The Prairie Wife |Arthur Stringer

Beauty pricked up her ears and whinnied at the touch of Minnie's caressing fingers.

Thankful Rest |Annie S. Swan

British Dictionary definitions for whinnied

whinny

/ (ˈwɪnɪ) /

verb -nies, -nying or -nied (intr)

(of a horse) to neigh softly or gently

to make a sound resembling a neigh, such as a laugh

noun plural -nies

a gentle or low-pitched neigh

Word Origin for whinny

C16: of imitative origin