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- noun Sound of a
horse or azebra - verb Present participle of
whinny .
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Examples
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Without needing to make a trip to the factory, True Colors has become the glue that binds Harris' whinnying family together, and Harris could not be more grateful for the serenity, compassion, and fortitude that True Colors has all but forced her to develop.
Wendy Diamond: Esteemed Poet Jana Harris Showcases Equine Empathy Through Heartwarming Horse Tale Wendy Diamond 2011
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She was shrieking and whinnying with fear, but not too loudly because we didn't want any of the mothers on the street to see us playing with jump ropes that way.
The Scary Future, the Embarrassing Past Meghan Cox Gurdon 2011
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It swung its head back and forth, grunting and whinnying.
Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011
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As opposed to the kind of Americans who tend to squat like vampiric fiscal homunculi on the neck of their floundering, whinnying prey.
Wayne Rooney, Americans and the terrible burden of ambition Barney Ronay 2010
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Call me a boring old class war moo, but I've watched several episodes of Made In Chelsea and at no point has Fenella Flumpinton-Ding-Dong's mother pointed her towards prostitution, whinnying, "Go on darling, get your pants off, help us out."
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Call me a boring old class war moo, but I've watched several episodes of Made In Chelsea and at no point has Fenella Flumpinton-Ding-Dong's mother pointed her towards prostitution, whinnying, "Go on darling, get your pants off, help us out."
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It swung its head back and forth, grunting and whinnying.
Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011
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That afternoon, it was so still that Wyatt could hear the horses over at the Russell place, whinnying for their supper.
A Light at Winter’s End Julia London 2011
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That afternoon, it was so still that Wyatt could hear the horses over at the Russell place, whinnying for their supper.
A Light at Winter’s End Julia London 2011
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That afternoon, it was so still that Wyatt could hear the horses over at the Russell place, whinnying for their supper.
A Light at Winter’s End Julia London 2011
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