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Word entry · 5 letters

neigh

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"Horse sound"

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5 lettersPronunciation /neɪ̯/Part of speech verb, nounSorted eghinStarts with NEnds with H1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. make a characteristic sound, of a horse

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • "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[.]"
  • 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; […]

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