Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The cry of a horse; a whinnying.
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- verb Present participle of
neigh . - noun The sound made by a horse; an act or instance of the verb neigh.
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Examples
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Voice is abusively attributed to irrational and inanimate beings; thus we improperly call the neighing of horses or any other sound by the name of voice.
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Their neighing was the shout of the tempest in the rocks; and their gusty manes were a cloud that tatters in the storm!
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So you are going to hear a lot more "neighing" as well.
WindsorCityBlog 2008
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The rumble of tanks and the report of heavy artillery have given way after six decades in the rolling hills east of Frankfurt to more soothing tones: the gentle neighing of wild horses.
A Country Gone to the Wolves Patrick McGroarty 2011
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The rumble of tanks and the report of heavy artillery have given way after six decades in the rolling hills east of Frankfurt to more soothing tones: the gentle neighing of wild horses.
A Country Gone to the Wolves Patrick McGroarty 2011
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Mostly everybody thought this was hilarious; they fell against their lockers, crippled by laughter that spread like a disease as Annie the Bird or Bear walked by, neighing like a dying, vengeful creature.
The Adults Alison Espach 2011
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Snow began to fall in the laundry and Amrita hears horses neighing.
FISH/SEX excerpt (Pradesh) erik wennermark 2011
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Mostly everybody thought this was hilarious; they fell against their lockers, crippled by laughter that spread like a disease as Annie the Bird or Bear walked by, neighing like a dying, vengeful creature.
The Adults Alison Espach 2011
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From the nest we could hear the squealing and neighing of wild horses, the trumpeting of elephants, and the roaring of lions.
CHAPTER XVI 2010
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Snow began to fall in the laundry and Amrita hears horses neighing.
FISH/SEX excerpt (Pradesh) erik wennermark 2011
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