NEIGHING

Verb

neighing

present participle of neigh

Noun

neighing (plural neighings)

The sound made by a horse; an act or instance of the verb neigh.

Anagrams

• hingeing

Source: Wiktionary


NEIGH

Neigh, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Neighed; p. pr. & vb. n. Neighing.] Etym: [OE. neien, AS. hn, prob. of imitative origin; cf. MHG. n, Icel. hneggja, gneggja, Sw. gnägga. Cf. Nag a horse.]

1. To utter the cry of the horse; to whinny.

2. To scoff or sneer; to jeer. [Obs.] Neighed at his nakedness. Beau. & Fl.

Neigh, n.

Definition: The cry of a horse; a whinny.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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