neigh

[ ney ]
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verb (used without object)
  1. to utter the cry of a horse; whinny.

noun
  1. the cry of a horse; whinny.

Origin of neigh

1
before 1000; Middle English ney(gh)en,Old English hnǣgan, cognate with Middle Dutch neyen,Old Saxon hnēgian,Middle High German nēgen,Old High German hneigen,Old Norse hneggja; akin to Old Saxon hnechian;Middle Dutch nighen,Middle Low German nigen,Middle High German nyhen; and, with intrusion in the initial, Old Norse gneggja,Norwegian kneggja.See nag2

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How to use neigh in a sentence

  • The animal neighed two or three times with pleasure, and rolled himself with delight on the grass.

    The Flying Horseman | Gustave Aimard

British Dictionary definitions for neigh

neigh

/ (neɪ) /


noun
  1. the high-pitched cry of a horse; whinny

verb
  1. (intr) to make a neigh or a similar noise

  2. (tr) to utter with a sound like a neigh

Origin of neigh

1
Old English hnǣgan; related to Old Saxon hnēgian

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