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whinnying

English

Noun

whinnying (plural whinnyings)

  1. A gentle neighing.

Translations

Verb

whinnying

  1. present participle of whinny

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neigh

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.

Translations

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; []

Translations

See also

  • whinny
  • nicker

Anagrams

  • ehing, hinge

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