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Definition of whicker in English: whickerverb ˈwɪkəˈ(h)wɪkər [no object](of a horse) give a soft breathy whinny. （马）嘶 Example sentencesExamples - The gelding whickered nervously at his approach, drawing back several paces, stomping the grasses with his hooves.
- The mare whickered at her, but the girl didn't stop.
- The horse whickered gently under his breath and Lon smiled.
- The mare whickered and gently bumped her head against her chest.
- The sound of a horse whickering drifted from somewhere in the distance.
- The horse whickered a soft greeting as he drew near her stall.
- She gasped and the horse whickered, stamping its hooves against the earth nervously.
- Horses whickered and starting at some noise or piece of flapping cloth.
- Even the mare whickered softly at the growing chaos around them.
- She drove her heels hard into the mare's sides, and the horse whickered and plunged out of the madness.
- She heard horses whickering softly in a nearby stable, owned by Master and Mistress Kaelseen, if she remembered correctly.
- The horse threw her head up and whickered, tossing her braided mane as she did so.
- The horse whickered softly and blew into her ear.
- The horse whickered softly, as if unsure of the man who approached him.
- The horse whickered and shook her head, sending Keegan flying through the air.
- The horse whickered at Tomias, nudging him gently.
nounˈwɪkəˈ(h)wɪkər A whickering sound. Example sentencesExamples - Screams of townspeople, the roar of the fires, and the frantic whicker of an approaching horse rang through the air.
- I fell asleep swiftly, the intoxicating scent of horses and the snorts and whickers and stomps becoming a lullaby.
OriginMid 17th century (in the sense 'to snigger, titter'): imitative. Rhymesbicker, clicker, dicker, flicker, kicker, liquor, nicker, picker, pricker, shicker, slicker, snicker, sticker, ticker, tricker, vicar, Wicca, wicker Definition of whicker in US English: whickerverbˈ(h)wikərˈ(h)wɪkər [no object](of a horse) give a soft breathy whinny. （马）嘶 Example sentencesExamples - The gelding whickered nervously at his approach, drawing back several paces, stomping the grasses with his hooves.
- She gasped and the horse whickered, stamping its hooves against the earth nervously.
- The horse whickered softly, as if unsure of the man who approached him.
- She drove her heels hard into the mare's sides, and the horse whickered and plunged out of the madness.
- The horse whickered softly and blew into her ear.
- The mare whickered at her, but the girl didn't stop.
- Even the mare whickered softly at the growing chaos around them.
- The horse threw her head up and whickered, tossing her braided mane as she did so.
- The horse whickered at Tomias, nudging him gently.
- She heard horses whickering softly in a nearby stable, owned by Master and Mistress Kaelseen, if she remembered correctly.
- The horse whickered and shook her head, sending Keegan flying through the air.
- The horse whickered gently under his breath and Lon smiled.
- The sound of a horse whickering drifted from somewhere in the distance.
- Horses whickered and starting at some noise or piece of flapping cloth.
- The horse whickered a soft greeting as he drew near her stall.
- The mare whickered and gently bumped her head against her chest.
nounˈ(h)wikərˈ(h)wɪkər A whickering sound. Example sentencesExamples - Screams of townspeople, the roar of the fires, and the frantic whicker of an approaching horse rang through the air.
- I fell asleep swiftly, the intoxicating scent of horses and the snorts and whickers and stomps becoming a lullaby.
OriginMid 17th century (in the sense ‘to snigger, titter’): imitative. |