Sentence examples for nicker from inspiring English sources

The word "nicker" is usable in written English, particularly in informal contexts.
It is often used to describe the sound a horse makes or can refer to a quiet laugh. Example: "The horse let out a soft nicker as it approached the fence." Alternatives include "neigh" or "chuckle."

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nicker

noun

Pound sterling.

  • This coat cost me 50 nicker.

Exact(6)

Mr. George O'Donnell, who chirps for cricket scenes, Ray Collins, expert horse nicker imitator; Miss Elsie Gordon, Frances Reynolds.

Be it a silent kitty observing you from underneath a truck or the loving nicker of a horse in the morning greeting his groom, it is the friendship of animals that provides comfort to a daily routine.

She may do what she want; if this includes [allegedly - etc] shagging an odious [alleged - etc] nicker of handicapped parking spots, then that's her choice.

Why don't you just ask kids whether they think "a pony" is that lovely horsey at the bottom of their garden, or 25 nicker and a lot less than a monkey?

Bailey has shown in this series he's a big nicker to the cordon.

Or was it a whinny, or a nicker?

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The Hollywood Reporter says Sony's film production wing is planning an "adventurous take" on Oliver Twist, in which Oliver, the innocent-but-plucky urchin, is teamed up with the Artful Dodger, the streetwise, topper-wearing, Cockernee watch-nicker.

The horses nickered in the darkness beyond the fire's circle of light.

They circled and nickered and slowly, languorously chewed grass.

She tosses her head as I mount her and nickers softly as we lope on together in our magic bubble, first travelling alongside George Catlin to meet the arresting Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara people (but spreading no germs), then seeing every gorgeous mountain and tree that John Muir saw, only without the physical effort or the danger.

When the filly spied the buyer, she nickered and called out.

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