[syn: neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Neigh \Neigh\, n.
The cry of a horse; a whinny.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
neigh
n 1: the characteristic sounds made by a horse [syn: neigh,
nicker, whicker, whinny]
v 1: make a characteristic sound, of a horse [syn: neigh,
nicker, whicker, whinny]