whicker

[ hwik-er, wik- ]

verb (used without object)

1. to whinny; neigh.

noun

1. a whinny; neigh.

whicker

/ ˈwɪkə /

verb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of whicker¹

1650–60; whick- (compare Old English hwicung squeaking, said of mice) + -er ⁶; akin to German wiehern to neigh

Word History and Origins

Origin of whicker¹

C17: of imitative origin

Example Sentences

The roan whickered and bent her neck, nuzzling her master.

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.

From Literature

Lee ducked his head as the shot whickered over him.

From Literature