whinnying
present participle ofwhinny
whinny
verb[I]
uk/ˈwɪn.i/us/ˈwɪn.i/(of ahorse) to make asoft, highsound:
Ahorsewhinnied into thecoldmorning.
Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bleat
- buzzy
- caterwauling
- chatter
- cockcrow
- coo
- cry
- hee-haw
- honk
- howling
- miaow
- moo
- peep
- purr
- quack
- squeak
- trill
- trumpet
- warble
Examplesofwhinnying
whinnying
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
They have a distinctive shrill whistle followed by a rapidwhinnyingcall.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After initially irritating the other horses with his worriedwhinnying, he apologizes and becomes good friends with them.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Flocks may produce awhinnyingsound that rises and at in the breeding season produce whistling "kew-ki-ki" notes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Instead, a mule makes a sound that is similar to a donkey's but also has thewhinnyingcharacteristics of a horse (often starts with a whinny, ends in a hee-haw).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The species call is awhinnyingcackle of 2 to 5, usually 4 notes, "woikwoikwoikwoik", the initial being higher in pitched and the middle note being distinctly lower.
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