neigh
verb (used without object)
to utter the cry of a horse; whinny.
Example Sentences
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Yes, he neighs and whinnies and you can ride him and, as Woody notes, he gallops like the wind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
The natural vistas and the rhythmic clomping of the steed beneath you can indeed be lulling, but then suddenly Bismarck gets spooked by something and jerks and neighs.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2017
From 0930 in the morning to 1930 at night, the relentless patter of the auctioneer rat-a-tat-tats to the assembled throng against a backdrop of clip clops and yays and neighs.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2014
He has Denise play the girl, and he plays the horse, communicating only in whinnies and neighs.
From The Verge ● Oct. 2, 2014
Next sounds are utter'd partly human, more A mare's resembling:—then she neighs aloud; Treading with alter'd arms the ground: fast join'd Her fingers now become: a slender hoof Her toes connecting with continuous horn.
From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by J. J. Howard
