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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
hinny .
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Examples
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An 'when she opes her hinnied lips, the air is music a';
The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various
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And now and then was to be heard from the whole collection of human beings a heavy sigh, after which the humiliating old man would cough shamelessly, and Miss Marchmont hinnied like a horse.
Jacob's Room Virginia Woolf 1911
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"Our butcher at home is Joseph Mitchell," hinnied Merle.
For the Sake of the School Angela Brazil 1907
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"You'll find illumination, in fact," hinnied Betty.
A Patriotic Schoolgirl Angela Brazil 1907
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"Not 'the cup of brotherhood' but 'the sausage of sisterhood'!" hinnied
A harum-scarum schoolgirl Angela Brazil 1907
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Children screamed, and ran hiding behind their dusky mothers; dogs growled and barked; horses neighed; mules hinnied; asses brayed; while the sheep and goats joined their bleating to the universal chorus.
The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Mayne Reid 1850
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The men huzzaed hoarsely -- the horses neighed -- the mules hinnied -- and, in a few moments more, men, mules, and horses, were kneeling by a crystal streamlet, and drinking deeply of its sweet and refreshing waters.
The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness Mayne Reid 1850
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a heavy sigh, after which the humiliating old man would cough shamelessly, and Miss Marchmont hinnied like a horse.
Jacob's Room 2004
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