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Dictionary: neigh   () pronunciation

n.
The long, high-pitched sound made by a horse.

intr.v., neighed, neigh·ing, neighs.
To utter the characteristic sound of a horse; whinny.

[From Middle English neighen, to neigh, from Old English hnǣgan, probably of imitative origin.]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the sound made by a horse
  Synonyms: nicker, whicker, whinny


The verb neigh has one meaning:

Meaning #1: characteristic of horses
  Synonyms: nicker, whicker, whinny


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vrinsken
v. intr. - vrinske

Nederlands (Dutch)
hinniken, gehinnik

Français (French)
n. - hennissement
v. intr. - hennir

Deutsch (German)
v. - wiehern
n. - Wiehern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χλιμιντρίζω, χρεμετίζω
n. - χλιμίντρισμα, χρεμετισμός

Italiano (Italian)
nitrire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - relinchar
n. - relincho (m)

Русский (Russian)
ржать

Español (Spanish)
n. - relincho
v. intr. - relinchar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gnägga
n. - gnäggning

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
马嘶声, 马嘶

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 馬嘶聲
v. intr. - 馬嘶

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (말의)울음
v. intr. - (말이)울다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - いななき
v. - いななく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصهل ( الفرس, ) (الاسم) صهيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צהלת-סוס‬
v. intr. - ‮צהל (סוס)‬


 
 
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