whinnying

Meanings

• The sound a horse makes when it breathes out forcibly.

  - "The horse whinnied in excitement."
  - "The stablehand listened carefully for the sound of a whinnying horse."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with whinnying
whinnying , blinnying , drinnying , prinnying , swinnying , thrinnying , twinnying , winnowing

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Homophones

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1. whinnying () :
   

2. whining () :
   

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Variants

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whinnied , whinnies , whinny , whinnying

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Forms

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The verb form of 'whinnying' is 'whinny'.

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Etymology

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Old English hweorhian, hweorpan to whinny, from hweorh a horse.

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Related Concepts

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1. equine: Relating to horses or the horse family.

2. horse sounds: The various sounds that horses make, including whinnies, nickers, and snorts.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'whinnying' is often used to describe the sound a horse makes when it is excited or alarmed. This sound is unique to horses and is not made by any other animal. In art and sculpture, the image of a horse whinnying is often depicted to convey a sense of excitement or joy.

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