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neigh

/ney/US // neɪ //UK // (neɪ) //

嘶,邻居,嘶嘶,咴儿

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to utter the cry of a horse; whinny.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the cry of a horse; whinny.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • A meaty neigh came out of the man before him, stark naked and on all fours.

  • Whilst he was speaking the horses began to neigh and snort and plunge wildly, so that the driver had to hold them up.

  • Young Matt knew the step of that horse, as well as he knew the sound of old Kate's bell, or the neigh of his own sorrel.

  • "No trouble at all," declared the horse, with a contemptuous neigh.

  • And at that moment the quiet air split to a piercing, horrid neigh of a terrified horse.

  • The neigh of the vicuña, like that of the other animals of its class, resembles a short, sharp whistle.