name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
whicker
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈwɪkə/ wine–whine merger
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[ˈwɪkə] wine–whine merger
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/ˈʍɪkə/ without the wine–whine merger
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[ˈʍɪkə] without the wine–whine merger
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/ˈwɪkɚ/ wine–whine merger
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[ˈwɪkɚ] ~ [ˈwɪkɹ̩] wine–whine merger
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/ˈʍɪkɚ/ without the wine–whine merger
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[ˈʍɪkɚ] ~ [ˈʍɪkɹ̩] without the wine–whine merger
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rhymes with -ɪkə(ɹ)
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homophone: wicker (wine–whine merger)
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homophone: Wicca (wine–whine merger, non-rhotic)
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CMU ARPABET: W IH1 K ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: HH W IH1 K ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The soft neigh made by a horse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
Of a horse, to neigh softly, to make a breathy whinny.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
the characteristic sounds made by a horse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: neigh, nicker, whinny
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cry
verb
Meaning 5
make a characteristic sound, of a horse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: neigh, nicker, whinny
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: utter, emit, let out, let loose
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: цвиля леко (cvilja leko) — to neigh softly
- Polish: rżeć — to neigh softly
- Russian: тихо ржать — to neigh softly
- Spanish: relinchito — to neigh softly