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. — bicolino34
ruЛошадь ржёт. — Selena777
deDas Pferd wiehert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I am neighing like a horse.
deIch wiehere wie ein Pferd. — Zurich899
Have you heard the horse neighing?
deHast du das Pferd wiehern gehört? — raggione
Did you hear the horse neighing?
deHast du das Pferd wiehern gehört? — raggione
Have you heard that horse neighing?
deHast du das Pferd wiehern gehört? — raggione
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