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whickering

verb

present participle of whicker

as in neighing

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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whinnying

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McCaffrey is whinnying as the workhorse.

— Brad Evans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

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