whinny Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the characteristic sounds made by a horse
    nicker; neigh; whicker.
  2. verb make a characteristic sound, of a horse
    nicker; neigh; whicker.

WordNet

Whin"ny intransitive verb
Etymology
From Whine
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Whinnied ; present participle & verbal noun Whinnying
Definitions
  1. To utter the ordinary call or cry of a horse; to neigh.
Whin"ny noun
Wordforms
plural Whinnies
Definitions
  1. The ordinary cry or call of a horse; a neigh. "The stately horse . . . stooped with a low whinny." Tennyson.
Whin"ny adjective
Definitions
  1. Abounding in whin, gorse, or furze.
    A fine, large, whinny, . . . unimproved common. Sterne.

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