neigh
verb (used without object)
to utter the cry of a horse; whinny.
neighed
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past participleof neigh.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof neigh.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
neighverb (used without object)to utter the cry of a horse; whinny.
Example Sentences
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After the Jets’ first three-and-out, I neighed and whinnied like a horse.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2021
“He is how the pilgrims used to travel back then,” said Ms. García-Inés as Óscar neighed outside the old stone inn where the travelers had stopped.
From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2021
The horses neighed and slowed, but they couldn’t stop in time, and they collided into the first car.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 21, 2014
The animals neighed at each other and sometimes raised up their front legs, causing fear and pandemonium.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 21, 2014
A little ways back, a horse neighed loudly.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
