whicker

American

[hwik-er, wik-] / ˈʰwɪk ər, ˈwɪk- /

verb (used without object)

to whinny; neigh.

noun

a whinny; neigh.

whicker British

/ ˈwɪkə /

verb

(intr) (of a horse) to whinny or neigh; nicker

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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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Islimach’s eyes were round with terror; she whickered and struck out at him.

From Literature

Horses whickered; there came the shouts of men and the clank of weapons.

From Literature

He stroked Lixxa’s long white ears and she whickered, and he murmured sweet things to her before continuing, “I am riding over the funeral pyre of the ijji with the Godslayer. Whose secretary I am.”

From Literature

Somewhere to her left she heard a horse whicker.

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A horse whickered in his stall when Tyrion let the door slam shut.

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