Definition of nicker - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
animalsRare soft neighing sound made by a horseRare
- The horse gave a gentle nicker.
2.
emotionRare UK quiet or suppressed laughRare UK
- She let out a small nicker at the joke.
3.
- He owes me fifty nicker.
4.
toolsTECH. cutting lip on a boring bit in woodworkingTECH.
- The nicker helps in precise drilling.
5.
mythologyRare UK mythological sea creature or water spriteRare UK
- The nicker was said to lure sailors.
Verb
1.
animalintr. Rare make a soft, high-pitched sound like a horseintr. Rare
- The horse nickered softly as it saw its owner approaching..
2.
quiet laughintr. Rare UK laugh quietly or sniggerintr. Rare UK
- She nickered at the joke her friend told.
3.
crimetr. Rare UK snatch or steal somethingtr. Rare UK
- He tried to nicker a candy from the shop.
Images of nicker
cutting lip on a boring bit in woodworking
Expressions with nicker
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fifty pounds in British money
He paid 50 nicker for the jacket.
hard shiny grey seed of a bonduc tree
She used a nicker nut to make a necklace.
Origin of nicker
Dutch, knicker (to neigh)
Terms with nicker included in their meaning
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nicker tree
rounded seed of the nicker tree
Examples of nicker in a sentence
The mare responded with a soft nicker. His nicker was barely audible in the quiet room. A nicker escaped her lips during the meeting. I bought a sandwich for three nicker. The old book was worth a hundred nicker. A sharp nicker ensures clean cuts in wood.
The carpenter replaced the dull nicker on his tool. Legends often spoke of the nicker's enchanting songs. The nicker was believed to dwell in the deepest lakes. The foal nickered when it saw the feed bucket. She heard the horse nicker in the distance. He couldn't help but nicker at the silly antics. The audience nickered during the comedian's performance. She managed to nicker a wallet unnoticed. They planned to nicker jewels from the exhibit.
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- French:hennissement, hennir, ...
- German:Wiehern, wiehern, ...
- Italian:nitrito, nitrire piano, ...
- Spanish:relincho, hennir suavemente, ...
- Portuguese:relincho, relinchar suavemente, ...
- Chinese:嘶鸣声, 嘶鸣, ...
- Japanese:いななき, いななく, ...
- Arabic:حَمْحَمَة, حَمْحَمَ, ...
- Hebrew:נְהִימָה, לִצְנוֹף, ...
- Russian:ржание, ржать, ...
- Ukrainian:іржання, іржати, ...
- Hindi:हिनहिनाहट, हिनहिनाना, ...
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