Neigh

Quick meaning: Neigh is a noun meaning The cry of a horse.

Meaning

The cry of a horse.

More Meanings

1. (of a horse) To make its cry.
2. To make a sound similar to a horse's cry.
3. (obsolete) To scoff or sneer.

Example Sentences

"I went into the stable first to see to the horse, and found him neighing and waiting for his hay, so I went up into the hay-loft for an armful[.]"

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; […]

For hovv […] ſhall I knovv thee to be a man, vvhen thou kickeſt like an aſſe, neygheſt like an Horſe after vvomen, raueſt in luſt like a Bull, raueneſt like a Beare, ſtingeſt like a Scorpion, rakeſt like a VVolfe, as ſuttle as a Foxe, as impudent as a Dogge; ſhall I ſay thou art man that haſt all the Symptomes of a beaſt?

Word Forms

• neighs
• neighing
• neighed

Synonyms for neigh

Depending on context, synonyms include neighing, nicker, whinny, whicker.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include whinny, whicker, nicker, nickering, whinnying, hee-haw.

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