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Meaning of Whinny | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈwɪni

Definitions

A gentle neigh.

Equivalents

العربية الصهيل
Deutsch Wiehern
Español relinchito
Gaeilge cuach
Galego rinchar rincho
Íslenska hnegg hneggja
Italiano nitrire
日本語 ひひーん
Latina hinnio
Latviešu zviedziens zviegt
Português relinchar relincho
Русский ржать
Türkçe okramak

Examples

“And moving out they found the stately horse, / Who now no more a vassal to the thief, / But free to stretch his limbs in lawful fight, / Neigh'd with all gladness as they came, and stoop'd / With a low whinny toward the pair: […]”
“When my wife and I heard a plaintive whinny from our laundry room the other day, we knew that our old dryer had cycled its last load.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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