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Definition of Neigh
1. Noun. The characteristic sounds made by a horse.
Generic synonyms: Cry
Derivative terms: Nicker, Whicker, Whinny
2. Verb. Make a characteristic sound, of a horse.
Generic synonyms: Emit, Let Loose, Let Out, Utter
Derivative terms: Nicker, Whicker, Whinny
Definition of Neigh
1. v. i. To utter the cry of the horse; to whinny.
2. n. The cry of a horse; a whinny.
Definition of Neigh
1. Noun. The cry of a horse. ¹
2. Verb. (context: of a horse) to make its cry ¹
3. Verb. to make a sound similar to a horses' cry ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Neigh
1. to utter the cry of a horse [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Neigh
Literary usage of Neigh
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1863)
"... and patted him on the neck, he gave a neigh of mingled triumph and recognition,
and she turned his head homeward and cantered off as leisurely as if she ..."
2. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"Shechem its possession seem to have been waged and neigh- between Israel and the
Canaanites. boring Cities. ..."
3. The Chief American Poets: Selected Poems by Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow by Curtis Hidden Page (1905)
"One piercing neigh Arose, and, on the dead man's plain, Tlic rider grasps his
steed again. 1825. 1826. THE RETURN OF SPRING FROM CHARLES D'ORLÉANS* Now Time ..."
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