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neigh 1 of 2

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as in to whinny
to make the cry typical of a horse the horses neighed when the rider came into the barn

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as in bray

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“Neigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neigh. Accessed 2 Dec. 2022.

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