whinny
verb (used without object)
to utter the characteristic cry of a horse; neigh.
had been whinnying
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past perfect progressiveof whinny.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Half an hour or so after Abe had gone, Harry's horse, which had been whinnying for his mate, bounded out of the stable and went galloping down the road, having slipped his halter.
From A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy by John Wolcott Adams
