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He and I talked for hours, until his horse was whinnying with impatience and kicking the slats of the trailer.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 29, 2018

She had got to her feet and was listening, was whinnying, as in no fear of whatever thing it was.

From Dorothy's Travels by Schneider, S.

The leading mule threw up its head as the colonel approached, and its parted teeth and drawn-back lips suggested that it was whinnying a welcome or a demand for food.

From Real Gold A Story of Adventure by Fenn, George Manville

For the mare at the first sound of his voice had turned in her loose-box, and was whinnying and pawing the ground eagerly.

From The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century by Heyer, Georgette

"I'll have to go the other way and be quick about it at that," he decided, making a dash for the pony, that already was whinnying with fear and tugging at its tether.

From The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico Or, the End of the Silver Trail by Patchin, Frank Gee