whicker

ˈwɪkər

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Definition of whicker - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

animal

Rare

soft whinnying sound made by a horse

Rare

The gentle whicker of the mare soothed the nervous foal..

neigh

nicker

Verb

intr.

horse sound

Rare

neigh softly like a horse

Rare

The horse whickered softly in the stable.

neigh

nicker

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Origin of whicker

Imitative, related to whinny (sound of a horse)

Examples of whicker in a sentence

A soft whicker greeted the stable hand in the morning.
The mare whickered at the approaching rider.
Horses whicker when they are content.

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French:hennissement, hennir doucement, ...
German:Wiehern, wiehern, ...
Italian:nitrito lieve, nitire, ...
Spanish:relincho suave, relinchar, ...
Portuguese:relincho suave, relinchar, ...
Chinese:嘶鸣声, 嘶鸣, ...
Japanese:いななき, いななく, ...
Arabic:حَمْحَمَة, حَمْحَمَ, ...
Hebrew:צְנִיפָה, לְהִנְהֵם, ...
Russian:ржание, ржать, ...
Ukrainian:іржання, іржати, ...
Hindi:हिनहिनाहट, हिनहिनाना, ...
Bengali:হ্রেষাধ্বনি, হ্রেষাধ্বনি করা, ...
Catalan:renill, renillar, ...
Czech:řehtání, řehtat, ...
Danish:vrinsken, vrinske, ...
Dutch:zacht gehinnik, hinniken, ...
Greek:χλιμίντρισμα, χλιμιντρίζω, ...
Hungarian:nyerítés, nyeríteni, ...
Khmer:សំឡេងហ៊ីនហ៊ីនស្រាលរបស់សេះ, ស្រែកហ៊ីនៗ, ...
Korean:부드러운 울음소리, 울다, ...
Persian:ناله نرم, شیهه کشید, ...
Polish:ciche rżenie, rżeć, ...
Portuguese (BR):relincho suave, relinchar suavemente, ...
Romanian:nechezat ușor, a necheză, ...
Swedish:gnäggning, gnägga, ...
Thai:เสียงฮี้, ร้องเบา ๆ, ...
Turkish:kişneme, kişnemek, ...
Vietnamese:tiếng hí, hí nhẹ, ...

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Verb

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