whinny
pronunciation
How to pronounce whinny in British English:
UK [ˈwɪni]
How to pronounce whinny in American English:
US [ˈhwɪni, ˈwɪni]
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- Noun:
- the characteristic sounds made by a horse
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- Verb:
- characteristic of horses
Word Origin
- whinny (v.)
- 1520s, probably related to whine and ultimately imitative (compare Latin hinnire).
Example
- 1. Matt : actually , I 'll bebothyou and whinny 's bodyguard .
- 2. I said in a whinny tone .
- 3. To utter the characteristic sound of a horse ; whinny .
- 4. Tina : no problem , you and whinny will bemy bodyguards , I 'm not scared .
- 5. Baby , when are you going to win me a whinny the pooh ? You just have one chance .