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单词 whinny
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
whin•ny /ˈhwɪni, ˈwɪni/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -nies, v., -nied, -ny•ing. 
n. [countable]
  1. Animal Behaviora low, somewhat quiet and gentle neigh of a horse.

v. [no object]
  1. Animal Behaviorto utter a whinny.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
whin•ny  (hwinē, winē),USA pronunciation v., -nied, -ny•ing, n., pl. -nies. 
v.i. 
  1. Animal Behaviorto utter the characteristic cry of a horse;
    neigh.

v.t. 
  1. to express by whinnying.

n. 
  1. a whinnying sound.
  • 1520–30; imitative; compare earlier whrinny, Latin hinnīre

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
whinny /ˈwɪnɪ/ vb ( -nies, -nying, -nied)(intransitive)
  1. (of a horse) to neigh softly or gently
  2. to make a sound resembling a neigh, such as a laugh
n ( pl -nies)
  1. a gentle or low-pitched neigh
Etymology: 16th Century: of imitative origin
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