whinny
A gentle neighA gentle neigh.
» I thought that I heard a horse whinnying.
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1 sensesA gentle neigh.
Wiehern
- the characteristic sounds made by a horse
Examples
9 sentencesI thought that I heard a horse whinnying.
More than snores, they are whinnies.
Have you heard the horse whinnying?
deHast du das Pferd wiehern gehört? — raggione
Did you hear the horse whinnying?
deHast du das Pferd wiehern gehört? — raggione
Have you heard that horse whinnying?
deHast du das Pferd wiehern gehört? — raggione
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
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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