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From Middle English whynyen, whinien, akin to Middle English whinen (to whine).

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Noun

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whinny (plural whinnies)

  1. A gentle neigh.
    Hypernym: neigh
    Coordinate term: (sometimes synonymous) nicker

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

  1. (transitive, intransitive, of a horse) To make a gentle neigh.
    Hypernym: neigh
    Coordinate term: (sometimes synonymous) nicker

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