whinny C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈwɪn.i/ UK /ˈwɪn.i/ See IPA manual Freq #33943 Meanings 1 noun a gentle or relatively high-pitched neigh made by a horse A soft whinny came from the mare at the far end of the stable. 2 verb to make the gentle neighing sound characteristic of a horse The pony began to whinny when it heard the feed bucket. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a gentle or relatively... neighnicker 2 verb · to make the gentle neighing... neighnicker Word family Forms whinnied Related forms whineneighnicker Etymology From Middle English whinien or whynyen ("to neigh"), related to whine and ultimately imitative of a thin, prolonged cry. The verb is recorded from about 1500; the noun developed later. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # whinny **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈwɪn.i/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈwɪn.i/ **Frequency rank:** 33943 ## Meanings 1. a gentle or relatively high-pitched neigh made by a horse 2. to make the gentle neighing sound characteristic of a horse ## Examples - A soft whinny came from the mare at the far end of the stable. - The pony began to whinny when it heard the feed bucket. ## Synonyms - neigh - nicker ## Related Forms - whine - neigh - nicker ## Etymology From Middle English whinien or whynyen ("to neigh"), related to whine and ultimately imitative of a thin, prolonged cry. The verb is recorded from about 1500; the noun developed later. ## Topics - Animals markdown