whinny /ˈwɪni/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •A gentle neigh.When my wife and I heard a plaintive whinny from our laundry room the other day, we knew that our old dryer had cycled its last load. — 2026 verb1 •To make a gentle neigh.Cattle lowed here and there, and horses whinnied to be fed. — 1904 formswhinnied · whinnying · whinnies