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词汇 whinny
释义 whinny
verb[ I ]
uk /ˈwɪn.i/ us /ˈwɪn.i/
(of a horse) to make a soft, high sound: (马)嘶叫,嘶鸣
A horse whinnied into the cold morning.一匹马的嘶叫声穿透了寒冷的清晨。
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whinny | American Dictionary


whinny
verb[ I ]
us/ˈhwɪn·i, ˈwɪn·i/
(of a horse) to make a soft sound, like a gentle neigh

Examples of whinny


whinny
He said it was almost impossible to get them to take the tank seriously unless somebody could invent a tank which could whinny and eat hay.
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A tall blonde woman whose laugh is reminiscent of a horse's whinny.
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The arrangement is more string-heavy; even the horse's whinny is done by the violins.
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Horses are not particularly vocal, but do have four basic vocalizations: the neigh or whinny, the nicker, the squeal and the snort.
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The eastern screech owl's call is an eerie tremolo with a descending, whinny-like quality.
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Their call is a high-pitched whinny or chuckle.
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After initially irritating the other horses with his worried whinnying, he apologizes and becomes good friends with them.
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Keppard did not garner such a large following through occasional neighs and whinnies and barnyard gimmicks, however.
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Instead, a mule makes a sound that is similar to a donkey's but also has the whinnying characteristics of a horse (often starts with a whinny, ends in a hee-haw).
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Olob had a special sense that made him whinny and misbehave when enemies were near.
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Other purposes of whinnies suggested by this research have included maintaining vocal contact with other group members while traveling and distinguishing between group members and members of other groups.
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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