Whinny

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To neigh, as a horse, especially in a gentle tone.
  • v. To express in a whinny.
  • n. The sound made in whinnying; a neigh.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A gentle neigh.
  • v. To make a gentle neigh.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To utter the ordinary call or cry of a horse; to neigh.
  • n. The ordinary cry or call of a horse; a neigh.
  • adj. Abounding in whin, gorse, or furze.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • A bounding in whins or whin-bushes.
  • A bounding in or resembling whinstone.
  • To utter the cry of a horse; neigh.
  • n. The act of whinnying; a neigh.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make a characteristic sound, of a horse
  • n. the characteristic sounds made by a horse
  • Verb Form
    whinnied    whinnies    whinnying   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    emit    let out    let loose    utter    cry   
    Variant
    whinnied   
    Form
    whinnied    whinnying   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    neigh   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    yelp    neigh    tittering    neighing    yowl    bellow    yip    whoop    bleat    whimper