whinny

whin·ny

 (wĭn′ē, hwĭn′ē)

v. whin·nied, whin·ny·ing, whin·nies

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.

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[Probably akin to whine, to whinny.]

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whinny

(ˈwɪnɪ)

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

1. (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

[C16: of imitative origin]

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whin•ny

(ˈʰwɪn i, ˈwɪn i)

n., pl. -nies, n.

1. a subdued gentle neigh of a horse.

v.i.

2. to utter a whinny or similar sound.

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

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whinny

Past participle: whinnied
Gerund: whinnying

Imperative

whinny

whinny

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whinny - the characteristic sounds made by a horse neigh, nicker, whicker cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
Verb	1.	whinny - make a characteristic sound, of a horse neigh, nicker, whicker 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"

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Translations

صَهيل، حَمْحَمَهيَصْهَل الحِصان، يُحَمْحِم

vrinskevrinsken

Wiehern

gritar

hennirhennissementhurlercrier

hnegghneggja

nitrirenitrito

zviedzienszviegt

ржать

kişnemekişnemek

马嘶马嘶声

whinny

[ˈwɪnɪ]

A. N → relincho m

B. VI → relinchar

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whinny

n → Wiehern nt no pl, → Gewieher nt no pl

vi → wiehern

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whinny

[ˈwɪnɪ]

1. vi → nitrire

2. n → nitrito

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whinny

(ˈwini) verb

to make the cry of a horse. The horse whinnied when it saw its master. runnik يَصْهَل الحِصان، يُحَمْحِم цвиля relinchar řehtat wiehern vrinske χλιμιντρίζωrelinchar hirnatama شيهه اسب hirnua hennir לִצהוֹל हिनहिनाना njištati nyerít meringkik hneggja nitrire いななく (나직하게) 히힝 울다 žvengti zviegt meringkik hinnikenknegge, vrinske rżeć relinchar a ne­cheza тихо ржать erdžať rezgetati njištati gnägga ม้าส่งเสียงร้องเบา ๆ kişnemek 馬嘶 тихо іржати گھوڑے کا ہنہنانا hí 马嘶

noun – plural ˈwhinnies –

such a cry. gerunnik صَهيل، حَمْحَمَه изцвилване relincho řehtání das Wiehern vrinsken χλιμίντρισμα relincho hirnatus صدايى شبيه شيهه hirnahdus hennissementצהלה हिनहिनाहट njištanje nyerítés ringkikan hnegg nitrito いななき (말의) 울음소리 žvengimas zviedziens ringkikan gehinnik knegg, vrinsk rżenie relincho ne­che­zat тихое ржание erdžanie rezgetanje njištanje gnäggande เสียงม้าร้อง kişneme 馬嘶聲 тихе іржання ہنہناہٹ tiếng hí 马嘶声

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