Whinny
51bray — n 1. whinny, neigh, bleat, blat, baa, cry, wail, call; blare, blast, honk, hoot v 2. whinny, bleat, blat, baa, cry, wail, call; blare, trumpet, blast, honk, hoot …
52cry — v 1. weep, shed tears, boohoo, sob; bawl, blubber, whimper, mewl, pule, whine, snivel; moan, wail, groan, ululate; lament, mourn, bewail, keen. 2. shout, yell, Inf. holler, squall, yowl, bellow, whoop; roar, rend the air, howl; scream, shriek,… …
53whicker — whick•er [[t]ˈ(h)wɪk ər, ˈwɪk [/t]] v. i. Chiefly New Eng. and South Atlantic States. 1) dial. to whinny; neigh 2) dial. a whinny; neigh • Etymology: 1650–60; whick (cf. OE hwicung squeaking, said of mice) + er VI …
54neigh — /neɪ / (say nay) noun 1. the sound a horse makes; a whinny. –verb (i) 2. to make such a sound; to whinny. {Middle English neyghe, Old English hnǣgan} …
55cry — [n1] weeping and making sad sounds bawl, bawling, bewailing, blubber, blubbering, howl, howling, keening, lament, lamentation, mourning, shedding tears, snivel, snivelling, sob, sobbing, sorrowing, tears, the blues*, wailing, weep, whimpering,… …
56neigh — [nā] vi. [ME neyen < OE hnægan, akin to MDu neyen, of echoic orig.] to utter the loud, characteristic cry of a horse; whinny n. this cry; a whinny …
57snicker — v. & n. v.intr. 1 = SNIGGER v. 2 whinny, neigh. n. 1 = SNIGGER n. 2 a whinny, a neigh. Derivatives: snickeringly adv. Etymology: imit …
58whick|er — «HWIHK uhr, WIHK », verb, noun. –v.i. (of a horse) to whinny. –n. a whinny: »The little boy was frightened by Dobbin s whicker. ╂[probably imitative. Compare etym. under nicker2. (Cf. ↑nicker)] Usage In the Eastern States, for which evidence is… …
59whin|ny — 1 «HWIHN ee», noun, plural nies, verb, nied, ny|ing. –n. the prolonged, rather soft or gentle, quavering sound that a horse makes. –v.i. to utter a whinny or any sound like it. –v.t. to express by such a sound. ╂[probably related to whine (Cf.… …
60Bray — Bray, v. i. [OE brayen, F. braire to bray, OF. braire to cry, fr. LL. bragire to whinny; perh. fr. the Celtic and akin to E. break; or perh. of imitative origin.] [1913 Webster] 1. To utter a loud, harsh cry, as an ass. [1913 Webster] Laugh, and… …
