[
UK
/nˈɪkɐ/
]
NOUN
- the characteristic sounds made by a horse
VERB
- make a characteristic sound, of a horse
How To Use nicker In A Sentence
- A perfect mob of street urchins, loafers, shop-men and bar-keepers who could spare a bit of time, lined up in front of the Palace Hotel and watched the plaid-coated, gray-capped visitors in short knickerbockers and golf stockings puff their pipes around the bar and call for "Porter and h'ale, 'alf and The Transformation of Job A Tale of the High Sierras
- Some people might object to the word, and say that he only "snickered," or made faces. Jarwin and Cuffy
- The filly's head whirled around and she nickered softly before fumbling toward me, nudging my palm as I held my hand out.
- The thing buried in the knicker drawer could end up on the coffee table. Times, Sunday Times
- At last she gave her familiar nicker and stepped closer so he could gently rub her neck.
- She greeted me at the door wearing only her bra and knickers, and a seductive smile.
- Which is exactly the same as opening my wife's knicker drawer and photographing what's in there. Times, Sunday Times
- He was an extremely picturesque gardener, dressed in knickerbockers and leather gaiters, with a touch of red in his waistcoat, and a cardigan jacket and a cap on the side of his head. Just Patty
- After all, I had distanced myself from the granola crowd the year before by skiing in knickers rather than blue jeans and gaiters.
- The most embarrassing moment to realize that there is a tongue-twister in the prayer is when you say it aloud for the first time in worship, and the whole congregation snickers.