whinny
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whinny
- /ˈwɪni/
Sounds like Winnie · Rhymes with -ɪni
Where it comes from
From Middle English whynyen, whinien, akin to Middle English whinen (“to whine”).
noun whinnies · whinney
- A gentle neigh. And moving out they found the stately horse, / Who now no more a vassal to the thief, / But free to stretch his limbs in lawful fight, / Neigh'd with all gladness as they came, and stoop'd / With a low whinny toward the pair: […]
verb whinnies · whinnying · whinnied · whinney
- To make a gentle neigh. Cattle lowed here and there, and horses whinnied to be fed.
Translations
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noun gentle neigh
| Español | relinchito |
|---|---|
| Português | relincho |
| Deutsch | Wiehern |
| Ελληνικά | χλιμίντρισμα chlimíntrisma |
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