neigh
verb (used without object)
to utter the cry of a horse; whinny.
were neighing
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past progressiveof neigh.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The horses were neighing above the battering thunder of their hoofs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Facing him was the sad but stubborn heroine with the count beside her, and their horses, tethered to a nearby oak, were neighing and pawing the ground, impatient to be off.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Horses were neighing, backing, plunging, making things worse, as only horses can.
From "Contemptible", by "Casualty" by
There was plenty of bustle at the ferry; men were shouting, horses were neighing, and hounds were baying.
From Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea by Tom Bevan
Proud, black horses, worth looking at, were neighing in the stable.
From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
