whinnies 1 of 2

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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whinnies

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noun

plural of whinny

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Verb
  • 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
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
  • One minute later, cackles rippled through my eardrums at a higher decibel than before.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • Incense usually comes in either cone or stick form and is composed of fragrant material — usually resins, seeds, barks and flowers — that’s bound together using a combustible material.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
  • Caspar David Friedrich has sketchbooks of particular branches, twigs, barks of different trees.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • Hens make a combination of clucks and yelps when calling to a gobbler.
    Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Johnson’s first budget made the CARE pilot permanent and doubled staff positions in 2024, to roars of approval from his progressive base.
    Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • The cheers and the roars reverberated around NRG Stadium.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • Most fights consist of dealing with waves of basic grunts with the occasional bruiser or shooter thrown in to keep you on edge.
    Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • The crowd erupted in hearty grunts and boos after the error.
    Kendall Staton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2026
Noun
  • Through blood-curdling howls and rants about fascism, fraud, and fighting to understand your identity, Truck Violence push through ugliness to find something more unaltered and real.
    Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
  • Her presence is heralded not by the sounds of howls, roars or clanking chains, but by the shutting of the door to her study, the scrape of her chair as it is pulled towards her desk, and the clanking of her type-writer keys.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
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