whinny
verb (used without object)
to utter the characteristic cry of a horse; neigh.
were whinnying
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past progressiveof whinny.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The express train’s steel wheels were whinnying in D and F, she said, with another tone above them.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2016
Horses were whinnying, their breath making clouds in the frozen air.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2011
Sure enough, our fishy friends had slowed down and were whinnying and swimming in circles, sniffing the water.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
And the horses were whinnying and answering each other down by the lagoon as though there were strangers about.
From Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life by Mrs. Campbell Praed
"What's that cry?" asked Oblonsky, drawing Levin's attention to a prolonged cry, as though a colt were whinnying in a high voice, in play.
From Anna Karenina by Constance Garnett
