English Explanatory Dictionary

neigh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The cry of a horse.
verb
  1. To make its cry.
  2. To make a sound similar to a horse's cry.
  3. To scoff or sneer.

Pronunciation

nā /neɪ/ En-us-nay.ogg

Word forms

neigh neighs neighing neighed

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

neighing

Derived words

neigher
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