Synonyms for whinny
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : hwin-ee, win-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈʰwɪn i, ˈwɪn i |
Top 10 synonyms for whinny Other synonyms for the word whinny
- acclamation
- bark
- bawl
- bay
- bellow
- bleat
- cackle
- call
- caw
- clack
- cluck
- coo
- croak
- crow
- ejaculate
- ejaculation
- exclamation
- expletive
- fuss
- gabble
- gobble
- hail
- hiss
- holler
- holler out
- hoot
- hullabaloo
- hurrah
- low
- meow
- mewling
- moo
- motto
- nicker
- note
- pipe
- quack
- report
- ruckus
- scream
- screech
- shout
- shriek
- sing out
- snarl
- song
- squall
- squawk
- squeak
- trill
- tweet
- uproar
- vociferate
- vociferation
- wail
- whine
- whinny
- whistle
- whoop
- yammer
- yawp
- yell
- yelp
- yoo-hoo
Définition of whinny
Origin :- 1520s, probably related to whine and ultimately imitative (cf. Latin hinnire).
- As in cry : noun calling out; yelling
- As in cry : verb call out, yell
- Out in the stable the horse repeated its former challenging 237 whinny.
- Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge
- From the far distance she thought she heard the beginning of a whinny in reply.
- Extract from : « Riders of the Silences » by John Frederick
- It was pitiful to hear him whinny as he smelt the water in the distance, and not to be able to get him any.
- Extract from : « For Fortune and Glory » by Lewis Hough
- The room was dark and he listened on the sill, if he might hear him whinny.
- Extract from : « Chimney-Pot Papers » by Charles S. Brooks
- Page 8, changed "midnigh" to "midnight" and "whinney" to "whinny."
- Extract from : « White Dandy; or, Master and I » by Velma Caldwell Melville
- A whinny of impatience was heard from the horse waiting outside.
- Extract from : « Captain Ravenshaw » by Robert Neilson Stephens
- At that moment, a new sound broke the stillness, the whinny of a horse.
- Extract from : « Langford of the Three Bars » by Kate Boyles
- Old Greylegs seemed glad of the sight; he gave a whinny and snorted.
- Extract from : « Jim Davis » by John Masefield
- A whinny from a horse told me that somewhere near his beast was tied up.
- Extract from : « Prester John » by John Buchan
- Jenny mule would stand for hours every night and whinny for him.
- Extract from : « The Conquest » by Oscar Micheaux
Antonyms for whinny
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