Nickering Meaning in English

word · lemma: nicker

US

ˈnɪkərɪŋ

NIK-er-ing

UK

nˈɪkɐ

NIK-uh-ring

التعريف

Nickering is the soft, gentle neighing sound that horses make, usually to show affection, excitement, or to greet other horses or people.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used almost exclusively for horses; more gentle than 'neigh' and not a loud call. Common in animal writing and equestrian contexts. Not used for other animals or people. Literary and descriptive, not formal or slang.

• Spanish: relinchando
• Portuguese (BR): relinchando
• Portuguese (PT): relinchar
• Chinese (Simplified): 嘶鸣
• Chinese (Traditional): 嘶鳴
• Hindi: हिनहिनाना
• Arabic: صَهِيل خفيف
• Bengali: নিম্ন স্বরে হ্রেষাধ্বনি
• Russian: тихое ржание
• Japanese: 軽やかないななき
• Vietnamese: kêu hí nhẹ
• Korean: 조용한 히잉거림
• Turkish: hafif kişneme
• Urdu: آہستہ ہنہنانا
• Indonesian: nghề nhẹ (ngựa)

جمل نموذجية

The horse was nickering softly as I walked into the stable.

basic

She loves to hear the foals nickering in the morning.

basic

The mare kept nickering to her new foal.

basic

I could hear the horses nickering as we brought out their food.

natural

The gentle nickering in the barn made me smile.

natural

When the owner walked in, every horse started nickering in welcome.

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