neigh Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the characteristic sounds made by a horse
    whinny; nicker; whicker.
  2. verb make a characteristic sound, of a horse
    whinny; nicker; whicker.

WordNet

Neigh intransitive verb
Etymology
OE. neien, AS. hngan, prob. of imitative origin; cf. MHG. ngen, Icel. hneggja, gneggja, Sw. gnägga. Cf. Nag a horse.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Neighed ; present participle & verbal noun Neighing
Definitions
  1. To utter the cry of the horse; to whinny.
  2. To scoff or sneer; to jeer. Obs.
    Neighed at his nakedness. Beau. & Fl.
Neigh noun
Definitions
  1. The cry of a horse; a whinny.

Webster 1913