as in whinnying
to make the cry typical of a horse
horses nickering in the barn
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McCaffrey is whinnying as the workhorse.—
Brad Evans,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Nickering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nickering. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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