neigh
The cry of a horseThe cry of a horse.
» The horse is neighing.
Das Pferd wiehert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Лошадь ржёт. — Selena777
Кінь рже. — bicolino34
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1 sensesThe cry of a horse.
Wiehern
ржа́ниеržánije
the characteristic sounds made by a horse
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
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
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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