How to Use whinny in a Sentence
whinny
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Dick gave a whinny and plunged in.
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Dolores Brown,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
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Dick gave a whinny and stared at the water.
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Dolores Brown,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
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The two-toned whinnies could help horses convey multiple messages at the same time.
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Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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The two-toned whinnies could help horses convey multiple messages at the same time.
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ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The natural world is a cacophony of squawks, screeches, coos, chirps, whinnies, grunts, growls, and more.
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
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The whinny is an unusual combination of both high and low-pitched sounds — like a cross between a grunt and a squeal — that come out at the same time.
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Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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The whinny is produced by two simultaneous sounds, known as biphonation.
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Liz Neporent,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Put together, those two sounds − one whistled, one vocalized − combine to create the familiar whinny or neigh people hear.
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Kate Perez,
USA Today,
25 Feb. 2026
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As such, the distinct sound that people hear when a horse neighs or whinnies is likely the animal relaying various independent messages or emotions at once, the study says.
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Kate Perez,
USA Today,
25 Feb. 2026
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