to nicker

Examples

• All

• One of the yearlings nickered softly at the far end of the pen.

  Fiction book (1995)

• As he approached, his horse nickered to him.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The horses nickered in the darkness beyond the fire's circle of light.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Tully, to his surprise, was about to start crying when, off in the dark, the old mare began nickering and fidgeting.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Jenny, Mrs. Mulvaney's brown mare, nickered softly in the darkness.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Horses snorted and nickered at him from both sides as they came to the fronts of their stalls en masse.

  Fiction book (2001)

• As I approached the barn, I heard the horses nicker softly in greeting.

• The mare nickered as she noticed the feed being brought into the stable.

Synonyms

N

to neigh

vsto nicker

3 3.7

To make the loud, high sound horses make

is softer and describes a quiet characteristic call rather than just a high pitch

W

to whinny

vsto nicker

1 5.6

To make a soft, high sound that horses make

is softer and focuses on typical horse sound rather than pitch emphasis

W

to whicker

vsto nicker

1 9.2

To make a soft neigh to greet another horse or person

is a soft call that emphasizes the horse's characteristic sound rather than extra gentleness

Antonyms

S

silence

660 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

Compounds

N

nicker seed

• UK

9.9

Hard shiny grey seed from a tropical tree that people use to make jewelry and decorations

N

nicker nut

• UK

9.9

A hard shiny grey seed from a tree often used to make jewelry

How Loud

to neigh

3 3.7

to whinny

1 5.6

to nicker

1 9.9

Surface Forms

Etymology