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verb (used without object)
1.
to utter the characteristic cry of a horse; neigh.
verb (used with object)
2.
to express by whinnying.
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noun
3.
a whinnying sound.
Origin:
1520–30; imitative; compare earlier whrinny, Latin hinnīre
1520–30; imitative; compare earlier whrinny, Latin hinnīre
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whinny
1530, probably related to whine, and ultimately imitative (cf. L. hinnire).
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