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Word entry · 6 letters

whinny

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"Horse sound"

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈwɪni/Part of speech verb, nounSorted hinnwyStarts with WEnds with Y1 clues
1W2H3I4N5N6Y

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"Horse sound"2 answers
neigh5 letterswhinny6 letters

Filled answer is this word (WHINNY).

Definitions

  1. make a characteristic sound, of a horse

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • Cattle lowed here and there, and horses whinnied to be fed.
  • A pony whinnied a short distance from the hut.

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