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hinnying

/ˈhɪniɪŋ/
noun
  1. The sound a horse makes; a neigh or whinny.
    • The sudden hinnying startled the hikers on the trail.
    • The hinnying of the horses could be heard across the field at dawn.
    • A soft hinnying came from the stable as the foal called for its mother.
verb
  1. To make a gentle neighing sound, like a horse.
    • I heard the mare hinnying to her foal in the next pasture.
    • The pony began hinnying softly when it saw the apple in my hand.
    • The horse kept hinnying until the groom brought it some hay.
Synonyms
neighwhinny
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