neigh
To make its cryTo make its cry.
» The horse is neighing.
Das Pferd wiehert.
Лошадь ржёт.
Кінь рже.
Meaning
3 sensesTo make its cry.
wiehern
ржатьržatʹ
іржа́тиiržáty
make a characteristic sound, of a horse
To make a sound similar to a horse's cry.
ржатьržatʹ
іржа́тиiržáty
(obsolete)To scoff or sneer.
Examples
12 sentencesThe horse is neighing.
Кінь рже.
ruЛошадь ржёт.
deDas Pferd wiehert.
I am neighing like a horse.
deIch wiehere wie ein Pferd.
Have you heard the horse neighing?
deHast du das Pferd wiehern gehört?
Did you hear the horse neighing?
deHast du das Pferd wiehern gehört?
Have you heard that horse neighing?
deHast du das Pferd wiehern gehört?
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English neyen, from Old English hnǣġan, from Proto-West Germanic *hnInherited from Middle English neyen, from Old English hnǣġan, from Proto-West Germanic *hnaijan, from Proto-Germanic *hnajjaną (“to neigh”). Cognate with dialectal Dutch neien, Middle Low German neigen, Swedish gnägga, Icelandic hneggja.
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Forms
neighs, neighing, neighed, neighedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle