neigh
neigh — noun
- neighsingular
- neighsplural
1. the loud, high cry a horse gives, often from fear or excitement
the loud, high cry a horse gives, often from fear or excitement
Layla heard a nervous neigh from the stable before the storm arrived.
collocation: hear a neigh from a horse nearby
At the gate, one sharp neigh made the waiting riders turn around.
The children copied the pony's cheerful neigh during the farm show.
From the dark field came a loud neigh just after sunrise.
- whinny
A more common word for this horse sound in everyday English.
用法筆記
Usually appears after verbs like hear, give, or let out when the sound itself is being named.
neigh — verb
- neighpresent simple I / you / we / they
- neighshe / she / it
- neighedpast simple
- neighing-ing form
1. to make the ringing cry that horses use when they are eager or alarmed
to make the ringing cry that horses use when they are eager or alarmed
The grey horse neighed when Kofi opened the bucket of oats.
intransitive: horses neigh when expecting food
Near the river, two ponies neighed as the trailer doors swung open.
Andres laughed as his little cousin tried to neigh like a racehorse.
The mare neighed from the paddock after Yumi called her name.
文法句型
neigh
neigh at feeding time
neigh from the stable
用法筆記
The subject is almost always a horse or pony, though people also use it when copying the sound for fun.