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whinny
(redirected from whinnies)

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whin·ny  (hwn, wn)
v. whin·nied (hwnd, wn-), whin·ny·ing, whin·nies (hwnz, wn-)
v.intr.
To neigh, as a horse, especially in a gentle tone.
v.tr.
To express in a whinny.
n. pl. whin·nies
The sound made in whinnying; a neigh.

[Probably akin to whine, to whinny.]

whinny [ˈwɪnɪ]
vb -nies, -nying, -nied (intr)
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of a horse) to neigh softly or gently
2. to make a sound resembling a neigh, such as a laugh
n pl -nies
a gentle or low-pitched neigh
[of imitative origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.whinnywhinny - the characteristic sounds made by a horse
cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
Verb1.whinny - make a characteristic sound, of a horse
let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
Translations
whinny [ˈwɪnɪ]
A. Nrelincho m
B. VIrelinchar

whinny
nWiehern nt no pl, → Gewieher nt no pl
viwiehern

whinny [ˈwɪnɪ]
1. vinitrire
2. nnitrito

whinny [ˈwɪnɪ]
1. vinitrire
2. nnitrito

whinny
v whinny [ˈwini]
to make the cry of a horse The horse whinnied when it saw its master. runnik يَصْهَل الحِصان، يُحَمْحِم цвиля řehtat vrinske wiehern χλιμιντρίζω relinchar hirnatama شيهه اسب hirnua hennir לִצהוֹל हिनहिनाना njištati nyerít meringkik hneggja nitrire いななく (나직하게) 히힝 울다 žvengti zviegt meringkik hinniken knegge, vrinske rżeć relinchar a ne­cheza тихо ржать erdžať rezgetati njištati gnägga ม้าส่งเสียงร้องเบา ๆ kişnemek 馬嘶 тихо іржати گھوڑے کا ہنہنانا
nplural ˈwhinnies
such a cry. gerunnik صَهيل، حَمْحَمَه изцвилване řehtání vrinsken das Wiehern χλιμίντρισμα relincho hirnatus صدايى شبيه شيهه hirnahdus hennissement צַהֲלָה हिनहिनाहट njištanje nyerítés ringkikan hnegg nitrito いななき (말의) 울음소리 žvengimas zviedziens ringkikan gehinnik knegg(ing), vrinsk(ing) rżenie relincho ne­che­zat тихое ржание erdžanie rezgetanje njištanje gnäggande เสียงม้าร้อง kişneme 馬嘶聲 тихе іржання ہنہناہٹ tiếng hí


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