whicker
Americanverb (used without object)
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of whicker
1650–60; whick- (compare Old English hwicung squeaking, said of mice) + -er 6; akin to German wiehern to neigh
Example Sentences
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But the cinemadaption of Joyce Gary's magnificent novel of rant does not come straight from, seems rather to whicker out of the side of, the horse's mouth.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the cinemadaptation of Joyce Cary's magnificent novel of rant does not come straight from, seems rather to whicker out of the side of The Horse's Mouth.
From Time Magazine Archive
He heard shouts, the clatter of spears, the whicker of horses, though nothing yet that spoke to him of fighting.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Somewhere to her left she heard a horse whicker.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
The dragon was a mile off, and yet the scout stood frozen until his stallion began to whicker in fear.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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