Whinny Definition

wĭnē, hwĭnē
whinnied, whinny, whinnies, whinnying
verb
whinnied, whinnies, whinnying
To neigh in a low, gentle, contented way.
Webster's New World
To express with a whinny.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
whinnies
The whinnying of a horse, or a similar sound.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Covered with whin, or furze.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Whinny

Noun

Singular:
whinny
Plural:
whinnies

Origin of Whinny

  • Probably akin to whine to whinny

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From whine.

    From Wiktionary

Whinny Sentence Examples

  • Princess lifted her head and uttered a soft whinny to her baby.

  • She gave another high-pitched whinny and posed beside him.

  • His low, quiet responses were the opposite of Toni's annoying whinny.

  • From behind, she heard the terrified whinny of a horse.

  • When I took the teacher's advice, the horse would whinny and snort in protest after a while (I assume I WAS injuring him), but using the above strategy, I never heard a peep out of him.

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Words Starting With

WWHWHI

Words Ending With

YNYNNY

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With W6 Letter Words Ending With Y