whicker

whick·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hwik-er, wik-]
- /ˈʰwɪk ər, ˈwɪk-/
- /ˈwɪkə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwik-er, wik-]
- /ˈʰwɪk ər, ˈwɪk-/

Definitions of whicker word

verb without object whicker to whinny; neigh. 1
noun whicker a whinny; neigh. 1
noun whicker Utter a half-suppressed laugh; snigger; titter. 1
verb whicker (of a horse) to whinny or neigh; nicker 0
intransitive verb whicker to utter a partly stifled laugh; snicker; titter 0
intransitive verb whicker to neigh or whinny 0

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Origin of whicker

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

1650-60; whick- (compare Old English hwicung squeaking, said of mice) + -er6; akin to German wiehern to neigh

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Parts of speech for Whicker

noun

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Whicker

whicker popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

whicker usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for whicker

verb whicker

neigh — to utter the cry of a horse; whinny.
whinny — to utter the characteristic cry of a horse; neigh.

All 2 Synonyms of whicker