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whin⋅ny
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ˈʰwɪn
i
,
ˈwɪn
i
/
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[
hwin
-ee
,
win
-ee
]
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verb,
-nied,
-ny⋅ing,
noun,
plural
-nies.
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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.
–noun
3.
a whinnying sound.
Origin:
1520–30;
imit.; cf. earlier
whrinny,
L
hinnīre
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whin·ny
(hwĭn'ē, wĭn'ē)
v.
whin·nied
(hwĭn'ēd, wĭn'-),
whin·ny·ing
,
whin·nies
(hwĭn'ēz, wĭn'-)
v.
intr.
To neigh, as a horse, especially in a gentle tone.
v.
tr.
To express in a whinny.
n.
pl.
whin·nies
The sound made in whinnying; a neigh.
[Probably akin to
whine
,
to whinny
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
whinny
1530, probably related to
whine,
and ultimately imitative (cf. L.
hinnire
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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