neigh
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4.6
- noun
- /neɪ/
:
relincho
- "When I heard the neigh, I knew it was the black horse."
- horse neighs
- neighing
- heard the neigh
Examples
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One day when Mr. Hai Xu was pulling his plow through the field, he suddenly heard a familiar neigh from the highway.
Fiction book (1998) -
It is so quiet, the neigh seems unreal.
Fiction book (1998) -
The animal let out an angry neigh and bounded off.
Fiction book (1992) -
When Jonathan turned a corner to head up a dark alley, the sound of a horse's neigh just about sent them both into hysterics.
Blog text (31) -
The three horses disentangled themselves and ran off with long neighs.
Fiction book (1995) -
Racer responded with loud neighs, which Ayla was sure contained a sound of relief at finding his familiar friends.
Fiction book (1990) -
From the distance came the neigh of horses, the footsteps of patrolling guards, and the muted bustle of servants.
Fiction book (2002) -
I neighed loudly, overjoyed to hear an answering neigh from Ginger and men's voices.
Fiction book (1996) -
He reared against the leather and chain halter, his screaming neigh high-pitched as a child's.
Fiction book (2000) -
When I heard the neigh, I knew it was the black horse.
Synonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Neigh is a simple copy of the sound a horse makes, and many languages have similar words that try to copy the same call. So, neigh means the loud, high-pitched sound a horse makes.