as in whinny
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Recent Examples of neigh
Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The band joked about adding a neighing horse to the intro, and Rimes quickly inserted that sound from his plug-in collection.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2024
Laughing, always laughing—at the dickey birds hopping in the tree branches, at the urchin who was burned to a crisp by an angry mob, at the slandering neighbor woman who got turned into a neighing donkey.
—Okwiri Oduor, Harper's Magazine, 15 June 2022
No such juvenilia intrudes upon the rather more adult-ish proceedings of the new film The Wanting Mare, in which horses neigh and stamp at the margins of a bleak, majestic world.
—Jason Kehe, Wired, 12 Feb. 2021
Horse trailers lined up in rows in Island Grove Regional Park, their passengers neighing indiscriminately.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 28 July 2019
Goats and sheep staying in the barn bleated, and horses neighed as the crowd of people grew.
—David Anderson, baltimoresun.com, 23 July 2019
There in the the headquarters of Togo’s secret police — the notorious Research and Intelligence Service — the captives were beaten, waterboarded and forced to kneel and neigh like horses.
—Siobhan O'Grady, latimes.com, 4 June 2018
Across the barn, another horse was getting new shoes and neighed.
—Jason Nark, Philly.com, 23 Mar. 2018
Verb
Across from them in their usual stalls stood the eight neighing horses.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The band joked about adding a neighing horse to the intro, and Rimes quickly inserted that sound from his plug-in collection.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2024
Laughing, always laughing—at the dickey birds hopping in the tree branches, at the urchin who was burned to a crisp by an angry mob, at the slandering neighbor woman who got turned into a neighing donkey.
—Okwiri Oduor, Harper's Magazine, 15 June 2022
No such juvenilia intrudes upon the rather more adult-ish proceedings of the new film The Wanting Mare, in which horses neigh and stamp at the margins of a bleak, majestic world.
—Jason Kehe, Wired, 12 Feb. 2021
Horse trailers lined up in rows in Island Grove Regional Park, their passengers neighing indiscriminately.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 28 July 2019
Goats and sheep staying in the barn bleated, and horses neighed as the crowd of people grew.
—David Anderson, baltimoresun.com, 23 July 2019
There in the the headquarters of Togo’s secret police — the notorious Research and Intelligence Service — the captives were beaten, waterboarded and forced to kneel and neigh like horses.
—Siobhan O'Grady, latimes.com, 4 June 2018
Across the barn, another horse was getting new shoes and neighed.
—Jason Nark, Philly.com, 23 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neigh
Verb
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The downy woodpecker also whinnies like a miniature horse throughout the breeding season.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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That doesn’t include food for the horses, who start whinnying.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
22 Mar. 2024
Verb
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The soldiers muttered encouragement; their horses nickered.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA TODAY,
6 Jan. 2025
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The soldiers muttered encouragement; their horses nickered.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA TODAY,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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It's said that March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb, but this year, the fierce roar of Mother Nature lasted the entire month.—
Meredith Garofalo,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The roar of the crowd Baxter Springs, Kansas, native Eric Trease said there’s nothing like a UFC crowd.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Vaughn points out a telltale sign of tree damage: The bark is coming off.—
Nicole Sours Larson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 May 2025
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For thousands of years, the native people of the Andes have made the inner bark of trumpet trees into a medicinal tea that is useful in fighting infections, shrinking tumors, numbing aches and pains, and strengthening the autoimmune system in general.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
10 May 2025
Noun
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But their magnum opus was 1978’s Dub Housing, where Thomas shows off his collection of animal noises, grunts, yelps, and screeches, up to his neck in industrial synth-and-guitar factory noise.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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His grandson toddled over, climbed into his lap, accepted a kiss with a screech of delight, and scooted off again.—
Ben Ehrenreich,
Harpers Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Frontman Bryan Garris let out a mighty pig squeal as guest vocalist Poppy thrashed and screamed across the stage, dressed like an even more macabre girl from The Ring.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
12 Feb. 2025
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Listen for a squeal and know that your prank was a success! 20.—
Kimberly Stoney,
Parents,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And studies have shown that mice carrying human FOXP2 genes also make strange squeaks.—
Carl Zimmer,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Juliana is one of those people who express positive emotions with a high-pitched squeak.—
Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This leads us to the crux...or perhaps the clucks...of my story.—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Chickens run and cluck around the Bennet home; the family’s clothes look worn, at times even dirty; the houses are cluttered, the people messy, their interactions chaotic.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Neigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neigh. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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