whinnyn.¹

Brit.

/ˈwɪni/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wɪni/

Etymology: < whinny v.

An act of whinnying; a (low or gentle) neigh, or similar sound.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > bray or whinny

bray1650

whinny1823

1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 481 Whinny, the half neigh, half nigger, of a horse, mare, or colt.

1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess v. 116 The gray mare Is ill to live with, when her whinny shrills From tile to scullery.

1870 G. Meredith Let. to J. Morley 27 Jan. Out flaps the big girl with a whinny, Fire! Fire!

1871 G. J. Whyte-Melville Sarchedon ii A troop of wild asses standing at gaze for a moment, to disappear with snort and whinny.

1894 S. R. Crockett Raiders xli. 349 I set my hands to my mouth,..and made the whinny of the heatherbleat [= snipe] palpitate across the moor.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

whinnyn.²

Brit.

/ˈwɪni/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wɪni/

Etymology: < whin n.¹, ? after spinney n.

rare.

A thicket of whins or furze-bushes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > thorn-tree or -bush > [noun] > gorse or furze > a thicket or row of

furzery1866

whinny1896

1896 Westm. Gaz. 4 Nov. 4/1 Portions of the common..retain the thick covering of gorse whinnies.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

whinnyadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈwɪni/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wɪni/

Etymology: < whin n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

Covered or abounding with whins or furze-bushes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > thorn-tree or -bush > [adjective] > of or relating to gorse or furze > abounding in or covered with furze

whinny1482

gorsy1523

furzed1873

1482–3 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1901) III. 648 Circa manuram de le Whynnyclose.

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice vii. 49 Hay which growing in whinnie grounds is ful of sharp prickes and stumpes.

1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy IV. xxxi. 205 The Ox-moor..was a fine, large, whinny, undrained, unimproved common.

1824 S. Ferrier Inheritance II. xii. 129 The whinny braes of his native land.

1826 J. Galt Last of Lairds xxxv. 320 I've had a notion..that there's a mine o' copper ore aneath the whinny-knowes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

whinnyadj.²

Brit.

/ˈwɪni/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wɪni/

Etymology: < whin n.² + -y suffix¹.

Of the nature of or containing whin or whinstone.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > [adjective] > whinstone

whinny1789

whinstone1835

1789 J. Williams Nat. Hist. Mineral Kingdom II. 6 The whinny and the argillaceous regularly stratified mountain rock.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

whinnyv.

Brit.

/ˈwɪni/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wɪni/

Forms: 1500s whyn(n)ye, whiny, wynny, wynnie, 1600s–1800s whinney, 1800s winny, 1500s– whinny.

Etymology: Imitative; compare the earlier whine (14th cent.), whrinny (15th cent.), and Latin hinnīre.

1. intransitive. Of a horse: To neigh, esp. in a low or gentle way; also occasionally of other animals, as calves or certain birds, or of inanimate objects making a similar noise.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > make sound [verb (intransitive)] > bray or whinny

bray1380

whrinny?a1475

whinny1530

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > sound made by horse > [verb (intransitive)] > whinny

whinec1330

hinnyc1400

plainc1450

whinny1530

neicherc1550

whicker1753

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 781/1 My horse whynyeth cherfully this mornyng.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 782/2 I wynny, as a horse dothe.

1592 ‘C. Cony-Catcher’ Def. Conny-catching sig. B4 After an amorous wehe or two, as oulde Iades will wynnie when they cannot wagge the tayle.

1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads xii. 173 The Horses when upon the Brink they were Boggl'd and whinny'd, and refus'd to pass.

1683 A. Snape Anat. Horse ii. ix. 93 By help of it [sc. the windpipe]..does the Horse neigh, or whinney as they call it in some Countrys.

1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. 35 Dumple..walked to his own stable-door, and there pawed and whinnied for admission.

1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! vii The colts in the horse-park..whinnied as they played together.

1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table xii. 348 French horns whinnied.

1885 R. C. Praed Head Station xlvi The calves whinnied in their pen as she approached.

1893 R. Kipling Many Inventions 124 The gas-jet puffed and whinnied.

1894 S. R. Crockett Raiders xxxvii. 314 Again the bird [sc. snipe] whinnied in the air.

2. transitive. To utter with a whinnying sound; to express by whinnying.

ΚΠ

1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. 288 ‘He who shot young Hazlewood—ha, ha, ho!’ burst forth the Dominie, with a laugh that sounded like neighing... ‘Accidental! ho, ho, ha!’ again whinnied Sampson.

1859 G. Meredith Ordeal Richard Feverel II. v. 86 ‘I can't move.’ Benson made a resolute halt. ‘I must be fetched,’ he whinnied.

1888 A. C. Gunter Mr. Potter iv. 45 The donkeys..whinny their pleasure as they drink.

Derivatives

ˈwhinnying n. and adj. (†also quasi-adv.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [adjective] > that whinnies

whinnying1579

the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > bray or whinny > braying or whinnying

brayingc1440

whinnying1579

1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 518 A sharpe voyce like the neying of a horse, or whynnying of a goate.

1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 358/2 Hinnitus,..the neying or whinying of an horse or mare.

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice i. 63 Where they may neither heare the noyse of their dams, nor their dams heare their whinneing.

1675 C. Cotton Burlesque upon Burlesque 40 I..run whynnying mad, For every woman that I see.

1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose viii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. III. 331 His low whinnying neigh, his pricked ears [etc.].

1837 W. Irving Capt. Bonneville xli The elk kept up a continual whinnying or squealing.

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda IV. viii. lxx. 364 Several small whinnying laughs.

1881 R. C. Praed Policy & Passion xvi There was a whinnying call from one horse to another.

1895 S. R. Crockett Men of Moss-hags xxv The whinnying of swords as they whistled through the air.

Draft additions 1993

b. transferred. Of a person: to make a sound suggestive of the whinnying of a horse, esp. to laugh or (occasionally) cry in this way.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > sounds like animal or bird sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > make whinnying sound

neigha1382

whinnya1825

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > laugh in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > laugh in manner of horse

whinnya1825

the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > weep [verb (intransitive)]

greetc725

weepc900

tearc950

plore1373

beweepc1374

to put one's finger in one's eye1447

waterc1450

lachryme1490

cryc1532

lerma1533

tricklec1540

to water one's plants1542

to show tears1553

shower1597

issuea1616

lachrymate1623

sheda1632

pipe1671

to take a pipe1671

to pipe one's eye (also eyes)?1789

twine1805

to let fall1816

whinnya1825

blub1866

slobber1875

blart1896

skrike1904

water-cart1914

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) II. 374 Whinny,..to snivel and whimper like a child.

1876 [see whinnying n. and adj. at Derivatives].

1979 in Collins Dict. Eng. Lang.

1980 Washington Post 6 Dec. d5/2 Neither the translation (with phrases like ‘whinny for joy’) nor the acting do anything to bring the story down to earth.

1989 New Republic 10 July 29/1 The Queen's son, Cloten,..whinnies like a black Pee Wee Herman.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

n.¹1823

n.²1896

adj.¹1482

adj.²1789

v.1530

单词	whinny
释义	whinnyn.¹ Brit. /ˈwɪni/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪni/ Etymology: < whinny v. An act of whinnying; a (low or gentle) neigh, or similar sound. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > bray or whinny bray1650 whinny1823 1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 481 Whinny, the half neigh, half nigger, of a horse, mare, or colt. 1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess v. 116 The gray mare Is ill to live with, when her whinny shrills From tile to scullery. 1870 G. Meredith Let. to J. Morley 27 Jan. Out flaps the big girl with a whinny, Fire! Fire! 1871 G. J. Whyte-Melville Sarchedon ii A troop of wild asses standing at gaze for a moment, to disappear with snort and whinny. 1894 S. R. Crockett Raiders xli. 349 I set my hands to my mouth,..and made the whinny of the heatherbleat [= snipe] palpitate across the moor. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). whinnyn.² Brit. /ˈwɪni/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪni/ Etymology: < whin n.¹, ? after spinney n. rare. A thicket of whins or furze-bushes. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > thorn-tree or -bush > [noun] > gorse or furze > a thicket or row of furzery1866 whinny1896 1896 Westm. Gaz. 4 Nov. 4/1 Portions of the common..retain the thick covering of gorse whinnies. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). whinnyadj.¹ Brit. /ˈwɪni/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪni/ Etymology: < whin n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Covered or abounding with whins or furze-bushes. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > thorn-tree or -bush > [adjective] > of or relating to gorse or furze > abounding in or covered with furze whinny1482 gorsy1523 furzed1873 1482–3 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1901) III. 648 Circa manuram de le Whynnyclose. 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice vii. 49 Hay which growing in whinnie grounds is ful of sharp prickes and stumpes. 1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy IV. xxxi. 205 The Ox-moor..was a fine, large, whinny, undrained, unimproved common. 1824 S. Ferrier Inheritance II. xii. 129 The whinny braes of his native land. 1826 J. Galt Last of Lairds xxxv. 320 I've had a notion..that there's a mine o' copper ore aneath the whinny-knowes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). whinnyadj.² Brit. /ˈwɪni/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪni/ Etymology: < whin n.² + -y suffix¹. Of the nature of or containing whin or whinstone. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > [adjective] > whinstone whinny1789 whinstone1835 1789 J. Williams Nat. Hist. Mineral Kingdom II. 6 The whinny and the argillaceous regularly stratified mountain rock. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). whinnyv. Brit. /ˈwɪni/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪni/ Forms: 1500s whyn(n)ye, whiny, wynny, wynnie, 1600s–1800s whinney, 1800s winny, 1500s– whinny. Etymology: Imitative; compare the earlier whine (14th cent.), whrinny (15th cent.), and Latin hinnīre. 1. intransitive. Of a horse: To neigh, esp. in a low or gentle way; also occasionally of other animals, as calves or certain birds, or of inanimate objects making a similar noise. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > make sound [verb (intransitive)] > bray or whinny bray1380 whrinny?a1475 whinny1530 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > sound made by horse > [verb (intransitive)] > whinny whinec1330 hinnyc1400 plainc1450 whinny1530 neicherc1550 whicker1753 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 781/1 My horse whynyeth cherfully this mornyng. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 782/2 I wynny, as a horse dothe. 1592 ‘C. Cony-Catcher’ Def. Conny-catching sig. B4 After an amorous wehe or two, as oulde Iades will wynnie when they cannot wagge the tayle. 1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads xii. 173 The Horses when upon the Brink they were Boggl'd and whinny'd, and refus'd to pass. 1683 A. Snape Anat. Horse ii. ix. 93 By help of it [sc. the windpipe]..does the Horse neigh, or whinney as they call it in some Countrys. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. 35 Dumple..walked to his own stable-door, and there pawed and whinnied for admission. 1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! vii The colts in the horse-park..whinnied as they played together. 1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table xii. 348 French horns whinnied. 1885 R. C. Praed Head Station xlvi The calves whinnied in their pen as she approached. 1893 R. Kipling Many Inventions 124 The gas-jet puffed and whinnied. 1894 S. R. Crockett Raiders xxxvii. 314 Again the bird [sc. snipe] whinnied in the air. 2. transitive. To utter with a whinnying sound; to express by whinnying. ΚΠ 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. 288 ‘He who shot young Hazlewood—ha, ha, ho!’ burst forth the Dominie, with a laugh that sounded like neighing... ‘Accidental! ho, ho, ha!’ again whinnied Sampson. 1859 G. Meredith Ordeal Richard Feverel II. v. 86 ‘I can't move.’ Benson made a resolute halt. ‘I must be fetched,’ he whinnied. 1888 A. C. Gunter Mr. Potter iv. 45 The donkeys..whinny their pleasure as they drink. Derivatives ˈwhinnying n. and adj. (†also quasi-adv.) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [adjective] > that whinnies whinnying1579 the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > bray or whinny > braying or whinnying brayingc1440 whinnying1579 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 518 A sharpe voyce like the neying of a horse, or whynnying of a goate. 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 358/2 Hinnitus,..the neying or whinying of an horse or mare. 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice i. 63 Where they may neither heare the noyse of their dams, nor their dams heare their whinneing. 1675 C. Cotton Burlesque upon Burlesque 40 I..run whynnying mad, For every woman that I see. 1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose viii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. III. 331 His low whinnying neigh, his pricked ears [etc.]. 1837 W. Irving Capt. Bonneville xli The elk kept up a continual whinnying or squealing. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda IV. viii. lxx. 364 Several small whinnying laughs. 1881 R. C. Praed Policy & Passion xvi There was a whinnying call from one horse to another. 1895 S. R. Crockett Men of Moss-hags xxv The whinnying of swords as they whistled through the air. Draft additions 1993 b. transferred. Of a person: to make a sound suggestive of the whinnying of a horse, esp. to laugh or (occasionally) cry in this way. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > sounds like animal or bird sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > make whinnying sound neigha1382 whinnya1825 the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > laugh in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > laugh in manner of horse whinnya1825 the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > weep [verb (intransitive)] greetc725 weepc900 tearc950 plore1373 beweepc1374 to put one's finger in one's eye1447 waterc1450 lachryme1490 cryc1532 lerma1533 tricklec1540 to water one's plants1542 to show tears1553 shower1597 issuea1616 lachrymate1623 sheda1632 pipe1671 to take a pipe1671 to pipe one's eye (also eyes)?1789 twine1805 to let fall1816 whinnya1825 blub1866 slobber1875 blart1896 skrike1904 water-cart1914 a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) II. 374 Whinny,..to snivel and whimper like a child. 1876 [see whinnying n. and adj. at Derivatives]. 1979 in Collins Dict. Eng. Lang. 1980 Washington Post 6 Dec. d5/2 Neither the translation (with phrases like ‘whinny for joy’) nor the acting do anything to bring the story down to earth. 1989 New Republic 10 July 29/1 The Queen's son, Cloten,..whinnies like a black Pee Wee Herman. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹1823n.²1896adj.¹1482adj.²1789v.1530
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whinnyn.2

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whinnyadj.2

whinnyv.

Derivatives

Draft additions 1993

whinnyn.¹

whinnyn.²

whinnyadj.¹

whinnyadj.²