whickered

past tense of whicker
as in nickered
to make the cry typical of a horse whickering as they waited at the starting gate, the horses seemed to sense the excitement of the crowd

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“Whickered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whickered. Accessed 24 Mar. 2023.

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