whickerv.

Brit.

/ˈwɪkə/,

/ˈhwɪkə/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wɪkər/

Forms: Also 1800s wicker, whecker, whihher.

Etymology: Imitative. Compare nicker, snicker, and Middle High German wiheren (German wiehern).

dialect and U.S.

1. intransitive. To utter a half-suppressed laugh; to snigger, titter.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > laugh in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > giggle

giggle1509

teehee1580

tittera1625

twitter1654

whickera1656

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > laugh in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > snigger

neicherc1550

whickera1656

snicker1694

nichera1700

snigger1706

snirt1724

snirtle?a1786

sniggle1815

snitter1825

nicker1827

a1656 J. Ussher Ann. World (1658) vi. 284 Having never seen the like done before, he fell a whickering.

?c1730 J. Haynes Dorsetshire Vocab. in Notes & Queries (1883) 21 July 45/2 To whicker, to laugh.

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Whihher,..to titter.

1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles III. l. 169 The green-spangled fairies that ‘whickered’ at you as you passed.

2. Of a horse: To whinny; also of a sheep or goat, to bleat, of a dog, to whine, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [verb (intransitive)] > whine or whimper

whinec1330

whimper1575

whicker1753

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > sound made by horse > [verb (intransitive)] > neigh

neighOE

neicherc1550

wehee1602

nickerc1617

nichera1700

whicker1753

snicker1824

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > sound made by horse > [verb (intransitive)] > whinny

whinec1330

hinnyc1400

plainc1450

whinny1530

neicherc1550

whicker1753

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > subfamily Caprinae (goat) > [verb (intransitive)] > make sound

bleatOE

muttera1325

blea1568

rattle1575

rottle1688

rat1713

whicker1753

maa1827

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [verb (intransitive)] > make sound

bleatOE

blea1568

baa1593

whicker1808

maa1827

1753 Discoveries J. Poulter (ed. 5) 7 The Horse, as soon as the others past began to whicker, so that we were obliged to gag him.

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Whihher..to wicker, to neigh or whinny.

1825 J. Jennings Observ. Dial. W. Eng. 83 To Whecker,..to neigh.

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. (at cited word) Wickery.

1893 R. Kipling Many Inventions 215 The mare whickered.

1912 J. Masefield Widow in Bye St. vi. xxxii The wall-top grasses whickered in the breeze.

3. To make a sound as of something hurtling through or beating the air.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > make flapping sound

slip-slop1870

whicker1926

1926 Spectator 28 Aug. 313/2 Bid Jove send down a thunderbolt to whicker through the sky.

1965 G. Maxwell House of Elrig xiii. 167 My aunt's black-and-white nun pigeons whickered past my window and drank at the bird-table.

Derivatives

ˈwhicker n. a snigger; a whinny; also, the sound of something beating the air.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > sound made by horse > [noun] > neigh or whinny

wehee1362

neigha1522

nichera1791

nickera1791

whicker1882

whickering1899

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > flapping sound

flap1816

whutter1831

slip-slap1890

whickering1899

whicker1920

1882 Harper's Mag. June 53 The whicker of old Molly at the foot of the lane, and the answer of the colt in the lot.

1909 ‘O. Henry’ Roads of Destiny ix. 149 Through the intense silence, he heard the whicker of a horse.

1920 J. Masefield Right Royal 73 Far over his head with a whicker of wings Came a wisp of five snipe from a field full of springs.

1965 G. Maxwell House of Elrig ii. 27 Black rock cliffs with deep mysterious caves full of the whicker of rock-pigeons' wings.

ˈwhickering n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > flapping sound

flap1816

whutter1831

slip-slap1890

whickering1899

whicker1920

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [adjective] > flapping sound

whuttering1870

whickering1899

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > sound made by horse > [noun] > neigh or whinny

wehee1362

neigha1522

nichera1791

nickera1791

whicker1882

whickering1899

1899 E. Œ. Somerville & ‘M. Ross’ Some Experiences Irish R.M. xi. 277 A pale, yellow foal sprinted up beside us, with shrill whickerings of joy.

1937 E. Sitwell I live under Black Sun i. iii. 48 The door of her room..opened with a dark strawy noise like the wickering voice of a bear.

1940 H. Spring Fame is Spur i. 11 And so great was the silence that the whickering of banners could be heard.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	whicker
释义	whickerv. Brit. /ˈwɪkə/, /ˈhwɪkə/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪkər/ Forms: Also 1800s wicker, whecker, whihher. Etymology: Imitative. Compare nicker, snicker, and Middle High German wiheren (German wiehern). dialect and U.S. 1. intransitive. To utter a half-suppressed laugh; to snigger, titter. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > laugh in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > giggle giggle1509 teehee1580 tittera1625 twitter1654 whickera1656 the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > laugh in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > snigger neicherc1550 whickera1656 snicker1694 nichera1700 snigger1706 snirt1724 snirtle?a1786 sniggle1815 snitter1825 nicker1827 a1656 J. Ussher Ann. World (1658) vi. 284 Having never seen the like done before, he fell a whickering. ?c1730 J. Haynes Dorsetshire Vocab. in Notes & Queries (1883) 21 July 45/2 To whicker, to laugh. 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Whihher,..to titter. 1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles III. l. 169 The green-spangled fairies that ‘whickered’ at you as you passed. 2. Of a horse: To whinny; also of a sheep or goat, to bleat, of a dog, to whine, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [verb (intransitive)] > whine or whimper whinec1330 whimper1575 whicker1753 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > sound made by horse > [verb (intransitive)] > neigh neighOE neicherc1550 wehee1602 nickerc1617 nichera1700 whicker1753 snicker1824 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > sound made by horse > [verb (intransitive)] > whinny whinec1330 hinnyc1400 plainc1450 whinny1530 neicherc1550 whicker1753 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > subfamily Caprinae (goat) > [verb (intransitive)] > make sound bleatOE muttera1325 blea1568 rattle1575 rottle1688 rat1713 whicker1753 maa1827 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [verb (intransitive)] > make sound bleatOE blea1568 baa1593 whicker1808 maa1827 1753 Discoveries J. Poulter (ed. 5) 7 The Horse, as soon as the others past began to whicker, so that we were obliged to gag him. 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Whihher..to wicker, to neigh or whinny. 1825 J. Jennings Observ. Dial. W. Eng. 83 To Whecker,..to neigh. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. (at cited word) Wickery. 1893 R. Kipling Many Inventions 215 The mare whickered. 1912 J. Masefield Widow in Bye St. vi. xxxii The wall-top grasses whickered in the breeze. 3. To make a sound as of something hurtling through or beating the air. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > make flapping sound slip-slop1870 whicker1926 1926 Spectator 28 Aug. 313/2 Bid Jove send down a thunderbolt to whicker through the sky. 1965 G. Maxwell House of Elrig xiii. 167 My aunt's black-and-white nun pigeons whickered past my window and drank at the bird-table. Derivatives ˈwhicker n. a snigger; a whinny; also, the sound of something beating the air. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > sound made by horse > [noun] > neigh or whinny wehee1362 neigha1522 nichera1791 nickera1791 whicker1882 whickering1899 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > flapping sound flap1816 whutter1831 slip-slap1890 whickering1899 whicker1920 1882 Harper's Mag. June 53 The whicker of old Molly at the foot of the lane, and the answer of the colt in the lot. 1909 ‘O. Henry’ Roads of Destiny ix. 149 Through the intense silence, he heard the whicker of a horse. 1920 J. Masefield Right Royal 73 Far over his head with a whicker of wings Came a wisp of five snipe from a field full of springs. 1965 G. Maxwell House of Elrig ii. 27 Black rock cliffs with deep mysterious caves full of the whicker of rock-pigeons' wings. ˈwhickering n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > flapping sound flap1816 whutter1831 slip-slap1890 whickering1899 whicker1920 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [adjective] > flapping sound whuttering1870 whickering1899 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > sound made by horse > [noun] > neigh or whinny wehee1362 neigha1522 nichera1791 nickera1791 whicker1882 whickering1899 1899 E. Œ. Somerville & ‘M. Ross’ Some Experiences Irish R.M. xi. 277 A pale, yellow foal sprinted up beside us, with shrill whickerings of joy. 1937 E. Sitwell I live under Black Sun i. iii. 48 The door of her room..opened with a dark strawy noise like the wickering voice of a bear. 1940 H. Spring Fame is Spur i. 11 And so great was the silence that the whickering of banners could be heard. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.a1656
随便看	throw off the yoke throw on throw one's cassock to the nettles throw one's energy into throw one's etc throw one's etc into throw one's face throw one's fastball throw one's feet throw one's frock to the nettles throw one's hat in the ring throw one's hat into the ring throw one's heart into throw one's leg over throw one's money about throw one's mouth throw one's rattle out of the cot throw one's rattle out of the pram throw one's soul into ticket-shop ticket-snatching ticket-snipper ticket-splitter ticket-splitting ticket-system