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neighings

neighings is the plural of neighing.

Meaning of neighing

Noun

neighing (countable and uncountable, plural neighings)

  1. The sound made by a horse: an act or instance of the verb neigh.
    • And when the earth beneath his tameless tread,
      Shook with the sullen thunder, he would spread
      His nostrils to the blast, and joyously
      Mock the fierce peal with neighings; […]1817 December, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Revolt of Islam. […]”, in [Mary] Shelley, editor, The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon […], published 1839, →OCLC...
    Synonyms:
    neigh

Questions about neighings

What is neighings the plural of?
Neighings is the plural of neighing.

Words near neighings in the dictionary

  1. neighbourships
  2. neighed
  3. neigher
  4. neighers
  5. neighing
  6. neighings
  7. neighs
  8. neigong
  9. Neihsiang
  10. Neihu
  11. Neihuang

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