Meaning of WHINNY
| Pronunciation: | | 'winee
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- [n] the sound made by a horse
- [v] characteristic of horses
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| | Synonyms: | | neigh, neigh, nicker, nicker, whicker, whicker |
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| | See Also: | | cry, emit, let loose, let out, utter | |
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\Whin"ny\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whinnied}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Whinnying}.] [From {Whine}]
To utter the ordinary call or cry of a horse; to neigh.
\Whin"ny\, n.; pl. {Whinnies}.
The ordinary cry or call of a horse; a neigh. ``The stately
horse . . . stooped with a low whinny.'' --Tennyson.
\Whin"ny\, a.
Abounding in whin, gorse, or furze.
A fine, large, whinny, . . . unimproved common.
--Sterne.
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