whinny
verb/ˈwɪni/
/ˈwɪni/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they whinny | /ˈwɪni/ /ˈwɪni/ |
| he / she / it whinnies | /ˈwɪniz/ /ˈwɪniz/ |
| past simple whinnied | /ˈwɪnid/ /ˈwɪnid/ |
| past participle whinnied | /ˈwɪnid/ /ˈwɪnid/ |
| -ing form whinnying | /ˈwɪniɪŋ/ /ˈwɪniɪŋ/ |
- (of a horse) to make a quiet neighOxford Collocations DictionaryWhinny is used with these nouns as the subject:
- horse
- pony
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): imitative. The noun dates from the early 19th cent.
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