neigh (verb)

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

• neigh|bour — «NAY buhr», noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb, adjective. Especially British. neighbor …   Useful english dictionary

• neigh — verb Neigh is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑horse …   Collocations dictionary

• neigh — verb (I) if a horse neighs, it makes a long loud noise neigh noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• neigh|bor — «NAY buhr», noun, verb, adjective. –n. 1. someone who lives in the next house or nearby: »I called him my neighbour, because his plantation lay next to mine (Daniel Defoe). 2. a person or thing that is near or next to another: »The big tree… …   Useful english 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 — 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

• neigh — [[t]ne͟ɪ[/t]] neighs, neighing, neighed VERB When a horse neighs, it makes a loud sound with its mouth. The mare neighed once more, turned and disappeared amongst the trees. Syn: whinny N COUNT Neigh is also a noun. The horse gave a loud neigh …   English dictionary

• neigh — [neɪ] noun a characteristic high whinnying sound made by a horse. verb (of a horse) utter a neigh. Origin OE hngan (v.), of imitative origin …   English new terms dictionary

• neigh — [neɪ] verb [I] to make the high loud sound that a horse makes neigh noun [C] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English