whinnying

present participle of whinny
as in neighing
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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Recent Examples of whinnying McCaffrey is whinnying as the workhorse. Brad Evans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Whinnying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whinnying. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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