Whinny definition

wĭnē, hwĭnē
whinnied whinny whinnies whinny whinnying
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To neigh, as a horse, especially in a gentle tone.
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To express in a whinny.
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The sound made in whinnying; a neigh.
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Covered with whin, or furze.
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To neigh in a low, gentle, contented way.
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To express with a whinny.
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The whinnying of a horse, or a similar sound.
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A gentle neigh.
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(intransitive, of a horse) To make a gentle neigh.
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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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