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neigh

high-pitched sound made by a horse
Not to be confused with:
nay – refusal; denial; negative vote
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neigh

 (nā)
n.
The long, high-pitched sound made by a horse.
intr.v. neighed, neigh·ing, neighs
To utter the characteristic sound of a horse; whinny.
[From Middle English neighen, to neigh, from Old English hnǣgan, probably of imitative origin.]
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neigh

(neɪ)
n
the high-pitched cry of a horse; whinny
vb
1. (intr) to make a neigh or a similar noise
2. (tr) to utter with a sound like a neigh
[Old English hnǣgan; related to Old Saxon hnēgian]
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neigh

(neɪ)
n.
1. the complex, high-pitched, snorting sound of a horse.
v.i.
2. to utter such a sound.
[before 1000; Middle English ney(gh)en, Old English hnǣgan, c. Middle Dutch neyen, Old High German hneigen, Old Norse hneggja]
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neigh


Past participle: neighed
Gerund: neighing

Imperative
neigh
neigh
Present
I neigh
you neigh
he/she/it neighs
we neigh
you neigh
they neigh
Preterite
I neighed
you neighed
he/she/it neighed
we neighed
you neighed
they neighed
Present Continuous
I am neighing
you are neighing
he/she/it is neighing
we are neighing
you are neighing
they are neighing
Present Perfect
I have neighed
you have neighed
he/she/it has neighed
we have neighed
you have neighed
they have neighed
Past Continuous
I was neighing
you were neighing
he/she/it was neighing
we were neighing
you were neighing
they were neighing
Past Perfect
I had neighed
you had neighed
he/she/it had neighed
we had neighed
you had neighed
they had neighed
Future
I will neigh
you will neigh
he/she/it will neigh
we will neigh
you will neigh
they will neigh
Future Perfect
I will have neighed
you will have neighed
he/she/it will have neighed
we will have neighed
you will have neighed
they will have neighed
Future Continuous
I will be neighing
you will be neighing
he/she/it will be neighing
we will be neighing
you will be neighing
they will be neighing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been neighing
you have been neighing
he/she/it has been neighing
we have been neighing
you have been neighing
they have been neighing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been neighing
you will have been neighing
he/she/it will have been neighing
we will have been neighing
you will have been neighing
they will have been neighing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been neighing
you had been neighing
he/she/it had been neighing
we had been neighing
you had been neighing
they had been neighing
Conditional
I would neigh
you would neigh
he/she/it would neigh
we would neigh
you would neigh
they would neigh
Past Conditional
I would have neighed
you would have neighed
he/she/it would have neighed
we would have neighed
you would have neighed
they would have neighed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.neigh - the characteristic sounds made by a horseneigh - the characteristic sounds made by a horse
nicker, whicker, whinny
cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
Verb1.neigh - make a characteristic sound, of a horse
nicker, whicker, whinny
let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
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صَهيليَصْهَل
řehtánířehtat
vrinskevrinsken
hnegghneggja
zviedzienszviegt
rezgetanjerezgetati
kişnemekişnemek

neigh

[neɪ]
A. N → relincho m
B. VI → relinchar
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neigh

[ˈneɪ]
vi [horse] → hennir
n → hennissement m
to give a neigh → hennirneighbor states npl (US) → États mpl voisins
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

neigh

vi → wiehern
n → Wiehern nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

neigh

[neɪ]
1. vi → nitrire
2. n → nitrito
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

neigh

(nei) verb
to utter the cry of a horse. They could hear the horses neighing.relinchar
noun
such a cry. The horse gave a neigh.relincho
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