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    NICKER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The characteristic sounds made by a horseplay

    Synonyms:

    neigh; nicker; whicker; whinny

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural events

    Hypernyms ("nicker" is a kind of...):

    cry (the characteristic utterance of an animal)

    Derivation:

    nicker (make a characteristic sound, of a horse)

     II. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they nicker  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it nickers  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: nickered  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: nickered  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: nickering  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Make a characteristic sound, of a horseplay

    Synonyms:

    neigh; nicker; whicker; whinny

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "nicker" is one way to...):

    emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

    Sentence frame:

    Something ----s

    Derivation:

    nicker (the characteristic sounds made by a horse)

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