whinny

English

Etymology

From whine.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɪni/
Homophone: Winnie
Rhymes: -ɪni

Noun

whinny (plural whinnies)

A gentle neigh.
- Tennyson
  The stately horse […] stooped with a low whinny.

Translations

a gentle neigh

Galician: rincho (gl) m
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: Wiehern n
Icelandic: hnegg n

Irish: cuach f
Latvian: zviedziens m
Portuguese: relincho (pt) m
Spanish: relinchito m

Verb

whinny (third-person singular simple present whinnies, present participle whinnying, simple past and past participle whinnied)

(transitive, intransitive, of a horse) To make a gentle neigh.

Translations

of a horse; to make a gentle neigh

Galician: rinchar (gl)
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: wiehern (de)
Greek:
Ancient: χρεμετίζω (khremetízō)
Icelandic: hneggja

Italian: nitrire (it)
Latin: hinniō
Latvian: zviegt
Maori: tūpererū
Portuguese: relinchar (pt)
Russian: ржать (ru) (ržatʹ)

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