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单词 whinny
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whinny

(hwɪni)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense whinnies, present participle whinnying, past tense, past participle whinnied
verb
When a horse whinnies, it makes a series of high-pitched sounds, usually not very loudly.
The girl's horse whinnied. [VERB]
Whinny is also a noun.
With a terrified whinny, the horse shied.

whinny in British English

(ˈwɪnɪ)
verbWord forms: -nies, -nying or -nied (intransitive)
1. 
(of a horse) to neigh softly or gently
2. 
to make a sound resembling a neigh, such as a laugh
nounWord forms: plural -nies
3. 
a gentle or low-pitched neigh
Word origin
C16: of imitative origin

whinny in American English 1

(ˈhwɪni; ˈwɪni)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈwhinnier or ˈwhinniest
covered with whin, or furze
Word origin
whin1 + -y2

whinny in American English 2

(ˈhwɪni; ˈwɪni)
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈwhinnied or ˈwhinnying
1. 
to neigh in a low, gentle, contented way
verb transitive
2. 
to express with a whinny
nounWord forms: plural ˈwhinnies
3. 
the whinnying of a horse, or a similar sound
Word origin
prob. echoic

Examples of 'whinny' in a sentence
whinny

He could hear voices passing, harried servants, laughing men, the occasional bark of a dog or whinny of a horse.
Kerr, Katharine A TIME OF WAR (2002)
A louder whinny brought Autumn upright and she turned towards the mare.
Lawson, Jonell ROSES ARE FOR THE RICH (2002)
A whinny from one of the horses drew her attention, and she turned towards the window, sat silently for a long moment before she spoke.
Lawson, Jonell ROSES ARE FOR THE RICH (2002)
But a sudden whinny and tensing of Altaru's body told me of his attack.
David Zindell THE LIGHTSTONE: BOOK ONE, PART TWO OF THE EA CYCLE (2002)
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