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whickering

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whick⋅er

  [hwik-er, wik-] Chiefly New England and South Atlantic States.
–verb (used without object)
1. to whinny; neigh.
–noun
2. a whinny; neigh.
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Origin:
1650–60; whick- (cf. OE hwicung squeaking, said of mice) + -er 6 ; akin to G wiehern to neigh
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whick·er   (hwĭk'ər, wĭk'-)   
intr.v.   whick·ered, whick·er·ing, whick·ers
To whinny.
n.  A whinny.

[Imitative.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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