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Recent Examples of nicker
Waffles, patient and unbothered as onlookers walked around and stopped to gaze, nickered as another horse on the other side of the massive stalls whinnied.
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Chris Torres, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
The soldiers muttered encouragement; their horses nickered.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Chris Torres, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
The soldiers muttered encouragement; their horses nickered.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nicker
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In the field, Harry Truman’s Approval Rating whinnied and tossed its head, and Richard Nixon’s Approval Rating flopped on one side and emitted a horrible gurgle.—
Alexandra Petri,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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Waffles, patient and unbothered as onlookers walked around and stopped to gaze, nickered as another horse on the other side of the massive stalls whinnied.—
Chris Torres,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
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As such, the distinct sound that people hear when a horse neighs or whinnies is likely the animal relaying various independent messages or emotions at once, the study says.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
25 Feb. 2026
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Across from them in their usual stalls stood the eight neighing horses.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Nicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nicker. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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