whicker

• (non-rhotic)
  • (Received Pronunciation)
    • (wine–whine merger) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪkəː/, [ˈwɪkəː]
    • (without the wine–whine merger) IPA^(key): /ˈʍɪkəː/, [ˈʍɪkəː]
• (rhotic)
  • (General American)
    • (wine–whine merger) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪkɚ/, [ˈwɪkɚ] ~ [ˈwɪkɹ̩]
    • (without the wine–whine merger) IPA^(key): /ˈʍɪkɚ/, [ˈʍɪkɚ] ~ [ˈʍɪkɹ̩]
• Rhymes: -ɪkə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: whick‧er
• Homophones: wicker (wine–whine merger), Wicca (wine–whine merger, non-rhotic)

whicker (plural whickers)

1. The soft neigh made by a horse.

whicker (third-person singular simple present whickers, present participle whickering, simple past and past participle whickered)

1. Of a horse, to neigh softly, to make a breathy whinny.