neigh
UK/neɪ̯/
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Australia/næɪ̯/
neigh noun: the cry of a horse.
Noun
neigh (plural neighs)
Verb
neigh (third-person singular simple present neighs, present participle neighing, simple past and past participle neighed)
- To make its cry.
- For hovv […] ſhall I knovv thee to be a man, vvhen thou kickeſt like an aſſe, neygheſt like an Horſe after vvomen, raueſt in luſt like a Bull, raueneſt like a Beare, ſtingeſt like a Scorpion, rakeſt like a VVolfe, as ſuttle as a Foxe, as impudent as a Dogge; ſhall I ſay thou art man that haſt all...1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], “Democritus Iunior to the Reader”, in The Anatomy of Melancholy, […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and Iames Short, for Henry Cripps...
- "I went into the stable first to see to the horse, and found him neighing and waiting for his hay, so I went up into the hay-loft for an armful[.]"1881, P. Chr. Asbjörnsen [i.e., Peter Christen Asbjørnsen], translated by H. L. Brækstad, Round the Yule Log. Norwegian Folk and Fairy Tales, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, →OCLC...
- To make a sound similar to a horse's cry.
- To scoff or sneer.
- Yes, yes, 'tis he. I will assure you Uncle, the very he, the he your Wisdom plaid withal, I thank you for't, neighed at his Nakedness, and made his Cold and Poverty your Pastime; […]c. 1614, John Fletcher, “Wit Without Money, a Comedy”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, →OCLC, Act IV, scene i
neigh meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
neigh in Hindi
- (of a horse) to make its cry
- हींसना hīnsnā
neigh in Tamil
- the cry of a horse
- கனைப்பு kaṉaippu
- (of a horse) to make its cry
- கனை kaṉai
neigh in Urdu
- the cry of a horse
- ہِنْہِنَاہَٹ hinhināhaṭ
- (of a horse) to make its cry
- ہینسنا hī̃snā, ہنہنانا hinhinānā
neigh in Bengali
- হ্রেষা, ঘোড়ার ডাক, হ্রেষাধ্বনি করা
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- neigh in Telugu
- సకిలింత sakilinta, సకిలించు sakiliñcu
- neigh in Malayalam
- കുതിരയുടെ ശബ്ദം, കുതിരശബ്ദം പുറപ്പെടുവിക്കുക, ചിനക്കുക
- neigh in Kannada
- ಕೆನೆ, ಕಿಳಿರು, ಕಿಚಿಕಿಲ್, ಕಿಳಿರ್
- neigh in Punjabi
- ਹਿਣਕਾਰ hiṇkār
- neigh in Gujarati
- હણહણવું haṇhaṇvũ
- neigh in Sanskrit
- क्रन्द् krand, हेष् heṣ, ह्रेष् hreṣ
- neigh in Tagalog
- halinghing, humalinghing
- neigh in Arabic
- صَهِيل ṣahīl, صَهَلَ ṣahala
- neigh in Malay
- ringkik, meringkik
- neigh in Persian
- شیهه šeyhe, شیهه کشیدن šeyhe kešidan, شهیدن šehidan
- neigh in Vietnamese
- hí
Synonyms of neigh
Forms of neigh
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | neighs |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | neighs |
| present participle | neighing |
| past participle | neighed |
| past | neighed |
Origin of neigh
Inherited from Middle English neyen, from Old English hnǣġan, from Proto-West Germanic *hnaijan, from Proto-Germanic *hnajjaną (“to neigh”). Cognate with dialectal Dutch neien, Middle Low German neigen, Swedish gnägga, Icelandic hneggja.
Words formed from neigh
Words that rhyme with neigh
Questions about neigh
- What does neigh mean?
- Neigh means the cry of a horse.
- What is neigh in Hindi?
- Neigh in Hindi is हींसना (hīnsnā). See Neigh meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is neigh?
- Neigh can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce neigh?
- Neigh is pronounced /neɪ̯/ (UK).
- What is the plural of neigh?
- The plural of neigh is neighs.
Words near neigh in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: neigh (page history and authors); neigh (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); neigh (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); neigh (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਹਿਣਕਾਰ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); હણહણવું (Gujarati) (page history and authors); क्रन्द् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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