whinny

(hwĭn'ē, wĭn'ē)

v., whin·nied (hwĭn'ēd, wĭn'-), whin·ny·ing, whin·nies (hwĭn'ēz, wĭn'-).

v.intr.
To neigh, as a horse, especially in a gentle tone.

v.tr.
To express in a whinny.

n., pl., -nies.
The sound made in whinnying; a neigh.

[Probably akin to WHINE, to whinny.]

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The horse's call that expresses pleasure and expectancy.

For a list of words related to whinny, see:

• Speech Sounds and Noises - whinny: speak with low, gentle neighing sound, like a horse would make
• Descriptions of Sounds

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vrinsken
v. intr. - vrinske
v. tr. - vrinske

Nederlands (Dutch)
hinniken

Français (French)
n. - faible hennissement
v. intr. - hennir doucement (cheval), (fig) hennir (personne)
v. tr. - hennir

Deutsch (German)
v. - wiehern
n. - Wiehern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χρεμετίζω, χλιμιντρίζω
n. - χρεμέτισμα, χλιμίντρισμα

Italiano (Italian)
nitrire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - relinchar
n. - relincho (m)

Русский (Russian)
тихое или радостное ржание, негромко ржать

Español (Spanish)
n. - relincho
v. intr. - relinchar
v. tr. - relinchar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gnägga
n. - gnäggning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
马的嘶叫声, 嘶, 叫, 以嘶声表示

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 馬的嘶叫聲
v. intr. - 嘶, 叫
v. tr. - 以嘶聲表示

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 히힝(말의 울음 소리)
v. intr. - (말이) 히힝 울다, 울어서 나타내다
v. tr. - (말이) 히힝 울다, 울어서 표시하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - いななき
v. - いななく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصهل, يعبر بالصهيل عن, يحمحم (الاسم) صهيل, أشوك, شائك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צהלת-סוס, צניפה‬
v. intr. - ‮צהל, צנף‬
v. tr. - ‮צהל, צנף‬

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