Made horse sounds
Nickered is the past tense of nicker, which describes the soft, low sound a horse makes—gentler than a neigh or whinny, often expressing recognition or anticipation: The mare nickered when she saw the feed bucket.
The sound suggests contentment or greeting rather than alarm.
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Made horse sounds
Nickered is the past tense of nicker, which describes the soft, low sound a horse makes—gentler than a neigh or whinny, often expressing recognition or anticipation: The mare nickered when she saw the feed bucket.
The sound suggests contentment or greeting rather than alarm.
1. vocalization — whinny, Soft equine call; neigh (Horse's vocal call); snort (Noisy nasal exhale); whicker (Soft horse vocalization); bray · snuffle · blow · rumble · squeal · grunt · call · sound · soft · low
2. equine — horse, Domesticated riding animal; mare (Female adult equine); stallion (Intact male breeding horse); foal (Young equine, under one); colt · filly · gelding · pony · mustang · muzzle · nostril · mane · stable · stall
VOCALIZATION INTENSITYnickered ≠ neighed Vocalized like a horse; whinnied · shrieked · screamed · bellowed · brayed
EMOTIONAL VALENCE OF HORSE SOUNDSnickered ≠ squealed Cried out sharply; screamed · shrieked · snorted · grunted
nicker, nickers, nickering
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/nickered