neigh
verb (used without object)
to utter the cry of a horse; whinny.
had neighed
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past perfectof neigh.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Suddenly he laughed, a short laugh; it was as if he had neighed.
From Sanine by Percy Pinkerton
This was the one that had neighed, as the drove drifted further away from him.
From Myths and Legends of the Sioux by Marie L. McLaughlin
One of the horses had neighed in terror at the firing, and there are few things more terrifying than the terrified shriek of a horse.
From The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain by Charles L. (Charles Lewis) Wrenn
It was only that Mukhorty, whether to encourage himself or to call for help, had neighed loudly and resonantly.
From Master and Man by Aylmer Maude
He threw himself into the coal-mine in England that had been inundated, and tried to conjure up before him the horse that had neighed so piteously after the escaping miner lad.
From In God's Way A Novel by Bj?rnstjerne Bj?rnson
