hinny
Plural: hinnies
Noun
- hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile
- "a hinny has a gentler disposition than a mule"
- The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).
- A term of endearment usually for women.
Verb
Verb Forms: hinned, hinnying, hinnies
- To make a gentle, high-pitched whinnying sound like a horse.
- To whinny
Examples
- My opponent would HINNY with delight every time I challenged an invalid word.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin hinnus – possibly cognate with hinnire (“to whinny”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
hinny: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhinny: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hinny: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
hinny: valid Words With Friends Word