nicker

as in to whinny
to make the cry typical of a horse horses nickering in the barn

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Recent Examples of nicker Waffles, patient and unbothered as onlookers walked around and stopped to gaze, nickered as another horse on the other side of the massive stalls whinnied. James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2024

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“Nicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nicker. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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