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whinnied

whinnied is the simple past and past participle of whinny.

Meaning of whinny

Verb

whinny (third-person singular simple present whinnies, present participle whinnying, simple past and past participle whinnied)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To make a gentle neigh.
    • Cattle lowed here and there, and horses whinnied to be fed.1904 May, Winston Churchill, The Crossing, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, book I (The Borderland), page 240

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Questions about whinnied

What is whinnied the simple past and past participle of?
Whinnied is the simple past and past participle of whinny.

Words near whinnied in the dictionary

  1. Whinmoor
  2. whinner
  3. whinnered
  4. whinnering
  5. whinners
  6. whinnied
  7. whinnies
  8. whinnock
  9. whinnocks
  10. whinny
  11. whinnying

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