Neigh

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Neigh \Neigh\, n.
     The cry of a horse; a whinny.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Neigh \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[aum]gga. Cf. {Nag} a horse.]
     1. To utter the cry of the horse; to whinny.
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     2. To scoff or sneer; to jeer. [Obs.]
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              Neighed at his nakedness.             --Beau. & Fl.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  neigh
       n : the characteristic sounds made by a horse [syn: {nicker}, {whicker},
            {whinny}]
       v : characteristic of horses [syn: {nicker}, {whicker}, {whinny}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  43 Moby Thesaurus words for "neigh":
     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