Meaning

1 senses

  1. To make a gentle neigh.

    wiehern

    ржатьržatʹ

    make a characteristic sound, of a horse

Examples

9 sentences

  1. I thought that I heard a horse whinnying.

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  2. More than snores, they are whinnies.

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  3. Have you heard the horse whinnying?

    deHast du das Pferd wiehern gehört?

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  4. Did you hear the horse whinnying?

    deHast du das Pferd wiehern gehört?

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  5. Have you heard that horse whinnying?

    deHast du das Pferd wiehern gehört?

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Translations

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Origin

From Middle English whynyen, whinien, akin to Middle English whinen (“to whine”).

From Middle English whynyen, whinien, akin to Middle English whinen (“to whine”).

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Forms

whinnies, whinnying, whinnied, whinnied
Base formwhinny · to whinny
3rd person singularwhinnies
Present participlewhinnying
Past simplewhinnied
Past participlewhinnied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theywhinny
he, she, itwhinnies

Past simpleLesson

all personswhinnied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave whinnied
he, she, ithas whinnied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill whinny

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
whinerwhingewhingerwhinywhipB2whiplash
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