neigh
Example Sentences
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Before he could move, a high neighing rang out, and down the hill galloped a horse with a horn of pure-bright silver.
From Literature
Children ages 4 to 8 will think they know what’s coming from the placid, old-timey barnyard setting, where the horse says “neigh” and the cow says “moo.”
“I hear voices shouting, a sharp crack of the whip, horses neighing in protest, the clatter of hooves, the skid of carriage wheels, the Incorrigibles calling, ‘Lumawoo’—whoops!”
From Literature
Across from them in their usual stalls stood the eight neighing horses.
From Los Angeles Times
At that, Samson reared up, neighing horribly, his evil hooves clawing at the air in front of the Huntsman.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
