Antonyms for nicker

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : nik-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɪk ər

Definition of nicker

Origin : "to neigh," 1774, of imitative origin (see neigh). Related: Nickered; nickering.

As in cry : noun calling out; yelling
As in cry : verb call out, yell

Example sentences :

If one of the seven animals we had should nicker, we were lost.
Extract from : « With the Indians in the Rockies » by James Willard Schultz

Some knew it as the nicker tree, but the reason for the name is not known.
Extract from : « American Forest Trees » by Henry H. Gibson

The Neck, or Nicker, has become quite a stranger in England.
Extract from : « Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2) » by Carl Engel

For months he had not heard the sound of a human voice, nor the nicker of any horse other than his own.
Extract from : « The Eye of Dread » by Payne Erskine

He called softly, but there came no nicker of response from the pony.
Extract from : « The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel » by Marvin Dana

Then he wanted to nicker in protest, but he found that he could not.
Extract from : « Bred of the Desert » by Marcus Horton

Suddenly he heard a nicker at his elbow almost, and looked around.
Extract from : « Ted Strong in Montana » by Edward C. Taylor

Rambler's nicker of welcome stopped him half-way and held him there, hot with guilt.
Extract from : « The Uphill Climb » by B. M. Bower

For the second time Shawnee cried, but this time it was no warrior's protest against death; it was the nicker of a question.
Extract from : « Ride Proud, Rebel! » by Andre Alice Norton

As he approached she looked at him over the glowing cigarette; and her eyes seemed to nicker with a strange restlessness.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

Synonyms for nicker

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