1650s, "snigger," imitative (compare snicker). As imitative of a sound made by a horse, from 1753. As the sound of something beating the air, from 1920. Related: Whickered; whickering.
双语例句
1. TV globe-trotter Alan Whicker was nearly burned alive by an angry mob in Egypt.
满世界跑新闻的电视记者艾伦·威克在埃及差点儿被一群愤怒的暴徒活活烧死。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The little boy was frightened by Dobbin's whicker.
那小男孩被Dobbin的嘶鸣声吓住了.
来自辞典例句
3. The little boy was frightened by the horse's whicker.
