In one of the gulches the Captain nickered softly and increased his trotting.
The Captain nosed him and nickered relief, stepping about in his agitation as though he knew the desperate nature of the corner into which they had been driven.
This is a better place for you, Brown Betty, nice old girl," he said, reaching back to pat her neck as she nickered after him.
She nipped him playfully, nickered gently, and poked her nose into his coat pocket.
And Cheyenne let Joshua out as Filaree drew alongside and nickered shrilly.
As they stepped out to the veranda, the horses recognized Cheyenne and nickered gently.
But when Chinook nickered again and the other pony answered, she knew at once that Lorry was there.
As the dusk drew down, the horse ceased grazing, sniffed the coming night, andnickered softly.
An ordinary animal might havenickered upon scenting other horses, but Blizzard had been trained otherwise.
Blizzard nickered softly from time to time, but quieted when Kid Wolf called to him through the wall.
When the children went down I waved at the horses and they looked up at the window and nickered again and seemed to know me.
He nickered plaintively, and rolled his terror-stricken eyes toward the cowmen in wild appeal.
Boyar, lifting his head, nickered and was answered by Rally, entering the meadow.
As he passed the corrals, Apache nickeredin a friendly way.
He became quiet--shivered a little, and nickered faintly.
The horse hurriedly entered and nickered for his feed.
As chance would have it, Siegfried's pony, perhaps recognizing a friend among those passing, nickered shrilly its greeting.
Baltie never forgot his manners, however great the stress under which he was laboring, so turning his sightless eyes toward his new friend, he nickered softly, and rubbed his muzzle against him.
And as though he understood every word and was comforted, the baby horse nickered again and walked close by her side.
Pepper nozzled and nickered over him, evidently trying to tell him that the act had been partly inspired by the call of the blood, and partly by his love for his mate.
Presently the horse turned toward him and nickered questioningly.
He jerked away, as though resenting the lady's familiarity, but nickered softly.
Shadow turned her head and nickered as Drew came up to her box stall.
Shadow nickered a greeting and turned around as if to purposefully edge her daughter forward for his inspection.
A horse nickered from the corrals, was answered from the barn.
Comet nickered faintly, but for the first time in his life failed to hear his master's response to that greeting.
For answer the horse nestled closer to the girl, and nickered repeatedly.
Not precisely a picturesque array; but if the plumes and trappings of chivalry were lacking, the spirit of it still nickered within; and will continue to flicker, just so long as modern woman will permit.
Grim humour nickered in Dyán's eyes, as he extracted a cigarette from the proffered case.
But soon she appeared again, and when close, and he saw the familiar sweets in her hand, he nickered again, this time in sheer delight.
Understanding, understanding everything, he nickered softly and pressed close, mindful of yet another thing--something that had helped to make his life on the little ranch so pleasant and unforgettable.
Their hands went out to him, and Pat nickered softly at the love in their caress.
But though he was forced to keep a slow gait, yet frequently during the afternoon, conscious of his fresh coat and the sense of buoyancy it gave him, he flung up his head and nickered loud and joyfully.
Pat nickered joyful greeting, as if understanding what was to come.
Catching up Johnny, who nickered at her approach and picked up his forefoot for sugar, she mounted with the lithe agility of the expert horsewoman.
She stroked and patted Johnny who, scenting a new friend, nickered softly, tucked up his nigh fetlock in a beseeching manner, and nibbled at her for sugar.
The lead-horse nickered softly, and reaching up, the girl stroked his velvet nose.
A horsenickered softly and raising his head, sniffed the night air.
A red-breasted thrush, just returned to his old haunts, twittered inquiringly at them from a twig above, and the horses nickered and champed on their bits.
All the time he nickered his reassurance and, when he drew to a halt beside his master, Abe's voice retreated down into his long throat until it was only a guttural murmur of affection.
The animal nickeredas his master let him head for the well beside the house.
He shacked off on the pinto horse while Abe, left alone in the corral, trotted about and nickered and pawed to show his displeasure at being left behind.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "nickered" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
