neigh
verb (used without object)
to utter the cry of a horse; whinny.
had been neighing
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past perfect progressiveof neigh.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Mukhorty, who had been neighing for some time past, now scenting a mare ahead of him started after her, and they drove out into the street.
From Master and Man by Aylmer Maude
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