different between neigh vs whicker

English

Etymology

From Middle English neighen, from Old English hn??an, from Proto-Germanic *hnajj?n? (“to neigh”). Cognate with dialectal Dutch neien, Middle Low German neigen, Swedish gnägga, Icelandic hneggja.

Pronunciation

• enPR: n?, IPA^(key): /ne?/
• Rhymes: -e?
• Homophones: nay, nee, Neagh

Noun

neigh (plural neighs)

1. The cry of a horse.

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Verb

neigh (third-person singular simple present neighs, present participle neighing, simple past and past participle neighed)

1. (of a horse) To make its cry.
2. To make a sound similar to a horse's cry.
3. (obsolete) To scoff or sneer.

   • Yes, yes, 'tis he. I will assure you Uncle, the very he, the he your Wisdom plaid withal, I thank you for't, neighed at his Nakedness, and made his Cold and Poverty your Pastime; […]

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See also

• whinny
• nicker

Anagrams

• ehing, hinge

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?w?k?/
• (General American) enPR: (h)w?k??r, IPA^(key): /?(h)w?k?/
• Rhymes: -?k?(?)
• Homophone: wicker (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
• Hyphenation: whick?er

Noun

whicker (plural whickers)

1. The soft neigh made by a horse.

Verb

whicker (third-person singular simple present whickers, present participle whickering, simple past and past participle whickered)

1. Of a horse, to neigh softly, to make a breathy whinny.

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