noun
Meaning 1
A gentle neigh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: neigh
Standard Lemma guide
whinny
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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/ˈwɪni/
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homophone: Winnie
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rhymes with -ɪni
verb
Meaning 2
To make a gentle neigh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: neigh
noun
Meaning 3
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, whicker
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cry
verb
Meaning 4
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, whicker
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: utter, emit, let out, let loose
History
Etymology
From Middle English whynyen, whinien, akin to Middle English whinen (“to whine”).
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Galician: rincho — Translations
- German: Wiehern — Translations
- Greek: χλιμίντρισμα (chlimíntrisma) — Translations
- Ancient Greek: χρεμετίζω (khremetízō) — Translations
- Icelandic: hnegg — Translations
- Irish: cuach — Translations
- Latvian: zviedziens — Translations
- Portuguese: relincho — Translations
- Spanish: relinchito — Translations
- Galician: rinchar — Translations
- German: wiehern — Translations
- Greek: χρεμετίζω (chremetízo) — Translations
- Greek: χλιμιντρίζω (chlimintrízo) — Translations
- Greek: χλιμιντρώ (chlimintró) — Translations
- Greek: βραχνιάζω (vrachniázo) — Translations
- Icelandic: hneggja — Translations
- Italian: nitrire — Translations
- Latin: hinniō — Translations
- Latvian: zviegt — Translations
- Māori: tūpererū — Translations
- Portuguese: relinchar — Translations
- Russian: ржать (ržatʹ) — Translations
- Turkish: okramak — Translations
- Ottoman Turkish: اوقرامق (okramak) — Translations