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jenny
/ˈdʒɛni/
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What does jenny mean?
noun
- A device for spinning thread from fiber onto multiple spindles (also called spinning jenny).
- A female donkey.
- A female wren.
More meanings (10)
noun
- A female cat.
- A female crab.
- A catmill.
- In billiards and similar games, a powerful follow shot with plenty of topspin.
- (informal) A Wren (a member of the WRNS).
- (slang) A Curtiss JN-4 airplane.
- Alternative letter-case form of jenny.
verb
- To wind finished lace onto cards ready for sale.
proper noun
- A female given name.
- A surname.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈdʒɛni/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
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Her jenny spun with a subdued buzz; the white lace hopped from between her fingers on to the card.
Outside, the streets were packed with the thousands that had followed them to the door, and were now clamoring for Jenny Lind.
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Mr. Wren obediently stopped singing and began to hunt for a tiny little twig such as Jenny had taken into that hole.
How pleasant it would be if we could listen to the cheery voice of Gordon, the playing of Liszt, or the singing of Jenny Lind!
“I don’t care,” he murmured, buttering his last buckwheat cake without ambition; “too much trouble to copy ’em down. Jenny Smiley’ll let me have hers.”