neigh
English
Etymology
From Middle English neighen, from Old English hnǣġan, from Proto-Germanic *hnajjōną (“to neigh”). Cognate with dialectal Dutch neien, Middle Low German neigen, Swedish gnägga, Icelandic hneggja.
Pronunciation
Noun
neigh (plural neighs)
Translations
the cry of a horse
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Verb
neigh (third-person singular simple present neighs, present participle neighing, simple past and past participle neighed)
- (of a horse) To make its cry.
- To make a sound similar to a horse's cry.
- (obsolete) To scoff or sneer.
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- Yes, yes, 'tis he. I will assure you Uncle, the very he, the he your Wisdom plaid withal, I thank you for't, neighed at his Nakedness, and made his Cold and Poverty your Pastime; […]
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Translations
(of a horse) to make its cry
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to make a sound similar to a horses' cry
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