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单词 whinny
释义 whin·ny
I. \ˈhwinē, -ni also ˈwi-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English whynny, from whynne whin + -y
archaic : abounding in gorse or furze
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: perhaps irregular from whine (I)
intransitive verb
: to neigh especially in a low or gentle fashion : whicker
 < the white mares … whinnied and shook their bells — William Saroyan >
 < she was stepping high and whinnied to her old teammates of the wagon — Hervey Allen >
transitive verb
: to utter with or as if with a whinny
 < the horses whinny their greeting from the stalls >
III. noun
(-es)
1. : neigh, whicker
 < a low whinny told her in what stall her horse would be — Elizabeth M. Roberts >
2. : a sound resembling a whinny : whine
 < gave a kind of whinny between hysteria and indignation — Katherine A. Porter >
 < a clatter of machinery and the piercing whinny of old valves — John Cheever >
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