neigh

neigh
Synonyms and related words:
bark, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, blare, blat, blate, bleat, bray, call, caterwaul, cry, give tongue, give voice, howl, low, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moo, nicker, pule, roar, screak, scream, screech, squall, squeak, squeal, troat, ululate, wail, whicker, whine, whinny, yap, yawl, yawp, yelp, yip, yowl

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • neigh — neigh·bor·hood; neigh·bor·less; neigh·bor·li·ness; neigh·bor·ship; neigh·er; neigh; neigh·bor; neigh·bor·ly; …   English syllables

  • neigh — [ neı ] verb intransitive 1. ) to make the high loud sound that a horse makes 2. ) to make a high loud sound like a horse s neigh ╾ neigh noun count …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Neigh — (n[=a]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Neighed} (n[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Neighing}.] [OE. neien, AS. hn[=ae]gan, prob. of imitative origin; cf. MHG. n[=e]gen, Icel. hneggja, gneggja, Sw. gn[ a]gga. Cf. {Nag} a horse.] 1. To utter the cry of the horse;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Neigh — Neigh, n. The cry of a horse; a whinny. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • neigh — [neı] v [: Old English; Origin: hnAgan] if a horse neighs, it makes a long loud noise >neigh[i] n …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • neigh — (v.) O.E. hnægan to neigh, probably of imitative origin (Cf. O.N. gneggja, M.H.G. negen, Fr. hennir, Japanese inanaki). Related: Neighed; neighing. As a noun from 1510s …   Etymology dictionary

  • neigh — ► NOUN ▪ a characteristic high whinnying sound made by a horse. ► VERB ▪ utter a neigh. ORIGIN imitative …   English terms dictionary

  • neigh — [nā] vi. [ME neyen < OE hnægan, akin to MDu neyen, of echoic orig.] to utter the loud, characteristic cry of a horse; whinny n. this cry; a whinny …   English World dictionary

  • neigh — UK [neɪ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms neigh : present tense I/you/we/they neigh he/she/it neighs present participle neighing past tense neighed past participle neighed 1) to make the high loud sound that a horse makes 2) to make a high… …   English dictionary

  • Neigh — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Neigh (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on neigh instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/neigh …   Wikipedia

  • neigh — intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English neyen, from Old English hnǣgan; akin to Middle High German nēgen to neigh Date: before 12th century to make the prolonged cry of a horse • neigh noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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