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When I appear in public people expect me to neigh, grind my teeth, paw the ground and swish my tail - none of which is easy.
Princess Anne

Meaning of "neigh" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NEIGH

Old English hnǣgan; related to Old Saxon hnēgian.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NEIGH

neigh  [neɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEIGH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Neigh is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb neigh in English.

WHAT DOES NEIGH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of neigh in the English dictionary

The first definition of neigh in the dictionary is the high-pitched cry of a horse; whinny. Other definition of neigh is to make a neigh or a similar noise. Neigh is also to utter with a sound like a neigh.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO NEIGH

PRESENT

Present
I neigh
you neigh
he/she/it neighs
we neigh
you neigh
they neigh
Present continuous
I am neighing
you are neighing
he/she/it is neighing
we are neighing
you are neighing
they are neighing
Present perfect
I have neighed
you have neighed
he/she/it has neighed
we have neighed
you have neighed
they have neighed
Present perfect continuous
I have been neighing
you have been neighing
he/she/it has been neighing
we have been neighing
you have been neighing
they have been neighing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I neighed
you neighed
he/she/it neighed
we neighed
you neighed
they neighed
Past continuous
I was neighing
you were neighing
he/she/it was neighing
we were neighing
you were neighing
they were neighing
Past perfect
I had neighed
you had neighed
he/she/it had neighed
we had neighed
you had neighed
they had neighed
Past perfect continuous
I had been neighing
you had been neighing
he/she/it had been neighing
we had been neighing
you had been neighing
they had been neighing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will neigh
you will neigh
he/she/it will neigh
we will neigh
you will neigh
they will neigh
Future continuous
I will be neighing
you will be neighing
he/she/it will be neighing
we will be neighing
you will be neighing
they will be neighing
Future perfect
I will have neighed
you will have neighed
he/she/it will have neighed
we will have neighed
you will have neighed
they will have neighed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been neighing
you will have been neighing
he/she/it will have been neighing
we will have been neighing
you will have been neighing
they will have been neighing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would neigh
you would neigh
he/she/it would neigh
we would neigh
you would neigh
they would neigh
Conditional continuous
I would be neighing
you would be neighing
he/she/it would be neighing
we would be neighing
you would be neighing
they would be neighing
Conditional perfect
I would have neigh
you would have neigh
he/she/it would have neigh
we would have neigh
you would have neigh
they would have neigh
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been neighing
you would have been neighing
he/she/it would have been neighing
we would have been neighing
you would have been neighing
they would have been neighing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you neigh
we let´s neigh
you neigh
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to neigh
Past participle
neighed
Present Participle
neighing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEIGH

neighbor
neighbor states
neighborhood
neighborhood watch
neighboring
neighborless
neighborliness
neighborly
neighbour
neighbourhood
neighbourhood warden
neighbourhood watch
neighbouring
neighbourless
neighbourliness
neighbourly
neighing
Neill
neinei

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEIGH

aweigh
bobsleigh
Burleigh
counterweigh
dog sleigh
dreigh
Eastleigh
foreweigh
inveigh
Leigh
outweigh
overweigh
Raleigh
Rayleigh
reweigh
screigh
skreigh
sleigh
under weigh
weigh

Synonyms and antonyms of neigh in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «neigh» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEIGH

Find out the translation of neigh to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of neigh from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «neigh» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

relincho
570 millions of speakers

English

neigh
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पड़ोसी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صهيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ржать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

relinchar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হ্রেষাধ্বনি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hennissement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jiran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wiehern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

馬のいななき
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

울음 소리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jebule
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngựa hí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குதிரை போல் கணை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शेजारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kişneme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nitrito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rżenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

іржати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nechezat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

neigh
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bure
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gnägga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vrinsk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of neigh

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEIGH»

The term «neigh» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.589 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEIGH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about neigh

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «NEIGH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word neigh.
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Princess Anne
When I appear in public people expect me to neigh, grind my teeth, paw the ground and swish my tail - none of which is easy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEIGH»

Discover the use of neigh in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to neigh and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Never Say Neigh: An Adventure in Fun, Funny and the Power of Yes
Meet Noah Vail, author, humorist ... and horse. In Never Say Neigh, Noah shares his wise and timely insights (with a little help from Mary Farr) with the humor and panache that only a clever horse can provide.
Mary I. Farr, 2013
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Applying Machine Learning Methods to Suggest Network ...
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Heather A. Amthauer, 2008
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Why Do Horses Neigh?
Joan Holub. A horse can also show its feelings by moving its ears. If its ears point straight up and turn far forward, a horse is interested or surprised. When its ears are laid back flat against its head, it is probably angry or scared. Why do horses ...
Joan Holub, 2003
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Small Universal Cellular Automata in Hyperbolic Spaces: A ...
... current := space(i); —— the root current.neigh(2) = space(i€91); current.neigh( 7) := space(iGBl); current.neigh(6) space(ifl)1).neigh(3); position := 0; the_father current; predcurrent := current; predlevel := space(i€31); postlevel := space(i691);  ...
Maurice Margenstern, 2013
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Neigh Roar Oink Woof
Melissa Luki Andreanny. Neigh, Roar, Oink, Woof! Written and illustrated by Melissa Luki Dedicated to Miss Tan Lay Cheng, The teacher who never.
Melissa Luki Andreanny
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Middle English Dictionary
(2). neh -• neigh adj. , adv. , & prep. ; neighen v. (l). nehbur -• neighebor. nehcom( en,p. & p. pi. of neigh-comen. nehe -• neighen v. (l). nehebo(u)r -• neighebor. nehen -• neighen v. (2). nehg -• neigh prep. neh- gebur -• neighebor. nehjefn ...
Robert E. Lewis, Sherman McAllister Kuhn, 1978
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A complete concordance to the works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Vol. 13
1: welle-stremes[l] PF 187 And colde welle-stremes, nothyng dede, welle-stremes —'welle-strem n. welmeth — 'walmen v. wel-neigh adv. [ <MED>] nearly, almost; just about, all but, virtually [See neigh2 adv.,we\* adv.] 37: wel neigh[l7], wel ...
Akio Oizumi, 2003
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All Around the Pond 2
George Leppin. The White Pony goes Neigh neigh neigh, The White Pony goes Neigh neigh neigh, Neigh neigh neigh, Neigh neigh neigh. Neigh neigh neigh, Neigh neigh neigh. The White Pony goes Neigh neigh neigh The White Pony goes ...
George Leppin, 2012
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The Standard Course of Lessons & Exercises in the Tonic ...
I □l :~ Love I :r.r Love thy I :si.si n :r .d Love thy | n .s :f .n neigh-bour, Love thy d :ti |d .n :r .d neigh-hour, s :n | neigh-bour, n :d | neigh-bour, :r.,r Love thy :t|.,t| pi :r neigh-bour, d :si n .r :d .r neigh-bour S|.f,:n,.f| neigh-bour d :tai ti :d.r bour - :1..t. thy  ...
John Curwen, 1876
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EUROPEAN UNION, RUSSIA SHARED NEIGH
Introduction: The. European. Union,. Russia. and. the. Shared. Neighbourhood. JACKIE. GOWER. &. GRAHAM. TIMMINS. THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) AND RUSSIA'S 'shared neighbourhood' of Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Armenia, ...
Jackie Gower, Graham Timmins, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEIGH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term neigh is used in the context of the following news items.
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Time for 'neigh-sayers'
Recent events have finally moved me to ask the citizens of this beautiful area to rally together to revive and take our village back from the ... «Goldendale Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Farrier says neigh to ordinary life
Farrier says neigh to ordinary life. WORK LIKE A HORSE: Tornado the horse relaxes into his manicure at Tanglewood Farms, as local farrier ... «Powell River Peak, Jul 15»
3
Tent City's Possible Relocation Out of Boston Doesn't Bode Well for …
In 2013, we posited that the area around the TD Garden would be the next 'it' Boston neighborhood. At the time, the Converse HQ at neigh. TO. «BostInno, Jul 15»
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Lisa Vanderpump -- My Little Little Ponies Fly Private (PHOTOS)
The ponies normally cost $3,500 a pop, but NEIGH -- we're told Lisa got a 2-for-1 deal! 0721-SUB-vanderpump-ponies-flight-TMZ-01 We're told ... «TMZ.com, Jul 15»
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Signs of trouble in Chattanooga shooter's life
Neigh-bours recalled a man who played with local kids growing up and gave a lift to a neighbour who became stranded in a snowstorm. «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jul 15»
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Not yet Canada's Syriza, but a small step in that direction
Talking Radical Radio is brought to you by Scott Neigh, a writer, media producer, and activist based in Sudbury, Ontario, and the author of two ... «rabble.ca, Jul 15»
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A 'neigh'borly day in Nashwauk
Jericho the horse gets attention from attendees during Forget-Me-Not Foundation's inaugural Western Round-up fundraiser Saturday at ... «Hibbing Daily Tribune, Jul 15»
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A-neigh-zing! Cute foal has the pattern of a horse on her back
A-neigh-zing! Cute foal has a horse pattern on her back. a Vinci the 7 week old foal who has white fur on his neck in the. Da Vinci is one in a million Ross Parry ... «The Sun, Jul 15»
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Feral cat colony causes problems in Orange Park neighborhood
Electa Resse, 81, is a big fan of cats. Action News was there as she started cleaning a colony behind Cracker Barrel and passing out food. «ActionNewsJax.com, Jul 15»
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'They have no heart': Answers sought in shooting of Chester family's …
She's not just a horse; she was a pet – a part of the family. She'd just neigh at you from across the pasture and come running, and now she's not ... «Charlotte Observer, Jul 15»

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