whinny

(hwin′ē, win′-)

covered with whin, or furze

Origin: whin + -y

intransitive verb whinnied, whinnying

to neigh in a low, gentle, contented way

Origin: prob. echoic

transitive verb

to express with a whinny

noun pl. whinnies

the whinnying of a horse, or a similar sound

See whinny in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb whin·nied (hwĭnˈēd, wĭnˈ-), whin·ny·ing, whin·nies (hwĭnˈēz, wĭnˈ-)

verb, intransitive

To neigh, as a horse, especially in a gentle tone.

verb, transitive

To express in a whinny.

noun pl. whin·nies

The sound made in whinnying; a neigh.

Origin:

Origin: Probably akin to whine, to whinny

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