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Definition of whinniesnext
present tense third-person singular of whinny
as in neighs
to make the cry typical of a horse the father whinnied and reared as his young daughter pretended to ride him

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noun

plural of whinny

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Noun
  • Late that afternoon, Flint was sitting quietly against his tree and using a Primos can call to make bleats.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Busting out a box of instruments that turned the room into a riot of noise, Sheeran then encourage each student to share their unique sound into the mic, from saxophone bleats to fart sounds.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As evening falls, the clink of pints and bursts of cackles spill from Pat Collins Pub—where locals swap stories to the rhythm of fiddle tunes beneath an Irish twilight.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • One hums with high-speed drills and anxiety; the other echoes with joyful barks and tail wags.
    Henry I. Miller, STAT, 28 Jan. 2026
  • On our third day, a late-afternoon beach landing on Sante Fe deposited us amid a colony of sleeping sea lions, their barks and coughs reverberating across the sandy shore.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Holloway delivers a phenomenal leading performance, not least because of its unstinting focus on all-consuming desire, and it was duly greeted by great roars of approval at Sunday afternoon’s opening.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Washington delivers the dialogue with a thrilling range from purrs to roars, all imbued with an authoritative swagger.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Two of the monkeys had applauded the event with hopping and grunts, but the other three had shot like arrows into the trees, chasing after the peculiar bird that had remained indifferent to their antics.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Wrestlers are rewarded for greater effort, more force and louder grunts.
    Dan Pompei, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Whinnies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whinnies. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.

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